Complications Following Elective Major Noncardiac Surgery Among Patients With Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is an urgent need for evidence to inform preoperative risk assessment for the millions of people who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection and are awaiting elective surgery, which is critical to surgical care planning and informed consent.

Objective

To assess the association of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection with death, major adverse cardiovascular events, and rehospitalization after elective major noncardiac surgery.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study included adults who had received a polymerase chain reaction test for SARS-CoV-2 infection within 6 months prior to elective major noncardiac surgery in Ontario, Canada, between April 2020 and October 2021, with 30 days follow-up.

Exposures

Positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase cha

SUBMITTER: Quinn KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9856240 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature