The Risk of Postoperative Complications After Major Elective Surgery in Active or Resolved COVID-19 in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association between the timing of surgery relative to the development of Covid-19 and the risks of postoperative complications.

Summary background data

It is unknown whether patients who recovered from Covid-19 and then underwent a major elective operation have an increased risk of developing postoperative complications.

Methods

The risk of postoperative complications for patients with Covid-19 undergoing 18 major types of elective operations in the Covid-19 Research Database was evaluated using multivariable logistic regression. Patients were grouped by time of surgery relative to SARS-CoV-2 infection; that is, surgery performed: (1) before January 1, 2020 ("pre-Covid-19"), (2) 0 to 4 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection ("peri-Covid-19"), (3) 4 t

SUBMITTER: Deng JZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8745943 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature