Effect of Hospital-associated SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Cardiac Surgery. A Multicenter Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effect of hospital-associated SARS-CoV-2 infections in cardiac surgery patients remains poorly investigated, and current data are limited to small case series with conflicting results.

Methods

A multicenter European collaboration was organized to analyze the outcomes of patients who tested positive with hospital-associated SARS-CoV-2 infection after cardiac surgery. The study investigators hypothesized that early infection could be associated with worse postoperative outcomes; hence 2 groups were considered: (1) an early hospital-associated SARS-CoV-2 infection group comprising patients who had a positive molecular test result ≤7 days after surgery, with or without symptoms; and (2) a late hospital-associated SARS-CoV-2 infection group comprising patients whos

SUBMITTER: Spadaccio C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9174100 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature