Outcomes after emergency abdominal surgery in COVID-19 patients at a referral center in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

COVID-19 is associated with high morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing surgery. Contrary to elective procedures, emergency operations should not be postponed. We aim to evaluate the profile and outcomes of COVID-19 patients who underwent emergency abdominal surgery.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of perioperative data of COVID-19 patients undergoing emergency surgery from April 2020 to August 2020.

Results

Eighty-two patients were evaluated due to abdominal complaints, yielding 22 emergency surgeries. The mean APACHE II and SAPS were 18.7 and 68, respectively. Six patients had a PaO₂/FiO₂ lower than 200 and more than 50% of parenchymal compromise on chest tomography. The most common indications for emergency surger

SUBMITTER: Rasslan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7903871 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature