Safety of elective paediatric surgery during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Corona-virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a huge impact on the delivery of healthcare worldwide, particularly elective surgery. There is a lack of data regarding risk of postoperative COVID-19 infection in children undergoing elective surgery, and regarding the utility of pre-operative COVID-19 testing, and preoperative "cocooning" or restriction of movements. The purpose of this present study was to examine the safety of elective paediatric Otolaryngology surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to incidence of postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 infection or major respiratory complications.

Materials and methods

Prospective cohort study of paediatric patients undergoing elective Otolaryngology surgery between September and December 2020. Primary out

SUBMITTER: Kavanagh FG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8349430 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature