Mortality after surgery with SARS-CoV-2 infection in England: a population-wide epidemiological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted elective and emergency surgery around the world. We aimed to confirm the incidence of perioperative severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and associated mortality after surgery.

Methods

Analysis of routine electronic health record data from NHS hospitals in England. We extracted data from Hospital Episode Statistics in England describing adult patients undergoing surgery between January 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021. The exposure was SARS-CoV-2 infection defined by International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes. The primary outcome measure was 90 day in-hospital mortality. Data were analysed using multivariable logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index,

SUBMITTER: Abbott TEF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8192173 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature