Short-term perioperative outcomes among patients with concurrent asymptomatic and mild SARS-CoV-2 infection: A retrospective, multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies report high rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality among patients with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). With routine preoperative screening, we are identifying an increasing number of patients with asymptomatic and mild COVID-19. Based on these prior studies, we hypothesized that patients with asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 infections have low perioperative morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality associated with operations performed on patients diagnosed with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19.

Methods

A multicenter, retrospective study of patients with asymptomatic/mild SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection diagnosed within 8 days of surgery from March 2020 to February 2021. The pri

SUBMITTER: Weitzner ZN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8716176 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature