Meta-analysis of COVID-19 prevalence during preoperative COVID-19 screening in asymptomatic patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients with COVID-19 may be asymptomatic and are able to transmit COVID-19 during a surgical procedure, resulting in increased pressure on healthcare and reduced control of COVID-19 spread. There remains uncertainty about the implementation of preoperative screening for COVID-19 in asymptomatic surgical patients. Therefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence of preoperative COVID-19, confirmed by reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR), in asymptomatic patients.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Pubmed and Embase databases were searched through 20 February 2022.

Eligibility criteria

All COVID-19 articles including preoperative asymptomatic patients were included.

Data extraction and synthesis

Two independent review

SUBMITTER: de Bock E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9263349 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature