SARS-COV-2 transmission rate is low when following a COVID+ patient in the operating room.
Langenbecks Arch Surg
; 406(2): 401-404, 2021 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1064493
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection for uninfected patients undergoing surgical procedures following a COVID positive (COVID+) patient is of significant concern, both for patients seeking medical care in hospital settings and for management of surgical services during pandemic times.METHODS:
Using data identifying all COVID+ surgical patients during the initial pandemic peak in New York City (March 15 to May 15, 2020), we analyzed the rate of postoperative symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in COVID negative (COVID-) patients undergoing surgery in the same operating room within 48 h, thus determining nosocomial symptomatic infection rate attributable to COVID operating room exposure.RESULTS:
Five COVID- patients directly followed a COVID+ patient, while 19 patients were exposed to COVID+ operating rooms within 24 h. By 48 h, 21 additional patients were exposed. No exposed patients acquired symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection postoperatively.CONCLUSION:
With implementation of infection prevention and control procedures in the operating room under local pandemic conditions, our findings suggest that the risk of acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection, when following a COVID+ patient in the same operating room, is very low.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Operating Rooms
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Postoperative Complications
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Cross Infection
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Infection Control
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Langenbecks Arch Surg
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00423-021-02085-0
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