COVID-19

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03.06.2020

Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study

This international, multicentre, cohort study at 235 hospitals in 24 countries included all patients undergoing surgery who had SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed within 7 days before or 30 days after surgery. This analysis includes 1128 patients who had surgery between Jan 1 and March 31, 2020. SARS-CoV-2 infection was confirmed preoperatively in 26·1% patients. 30-day mortality was 23·8%. Pulmonary complications occurred in 51·2% patients; 30-day mortality in these patients was 38·0%, accounting for 82·6% of all deaths.

Comment Taskforce Knowledge-Management Covid-19

Grösste Serie von chirurgischen Patienten bei welchen COVID diagnostiziert wurde. Die perioperative Mortalität ist erheblich erhöht, so dass Operationen wenn möglilch aufgeschoben werden sollten bis nach der COVID Infektion .

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