COVID-19 Infection Risk Following Elective Arthroplasty and Surgical Complications in COVID-19-vaccinated Patients: A Multicenter Comparative Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to determine symptomatic Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rates within 1 month of elective arthroplasty for vaccinated individuals and to determine whether vaccination guarantees protection against COVID-19 after arthroplasty (primary outcome). In addition, the 90-day surgical complications were compared to those of an unvaccinated group (secondary outcome).

Methods

A prospective cohort study was conducted on elective joint arthroplasty patients at 3 tertiary hospitals in 2 major cities (Tehran and Isfahan) in our country (Iran). The outcomes of the COVID-19-vaccinated group were assessed between October 2021 and March 2022. Ninety-day surgical complications were compared with a historical cohort of unvaccinated patients treated earlier in the pandemic

SUBMITTER: Mirghaderi SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9513341 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature