COVID-19 Outbreak and Surgical Practice: Unexpected Fatality in Perioperative Period.
Ann Surg
; 272(1): e27-e29, 2020 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-18310
ABSTRACT
Little is known about surgical practice in the initial phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global crisis. This is a retrospective case series of 4 surgical patients (cholecystectomy, hernia repair, gastric bypass, and hysterectomy) who developed perioperative complications in the first few weeks of COVID-19 outbreak in Tehran, Iran in the month of February 2020. COVID-19 can complicate the perioperative course with diagnostic challenge and a high potential fatality rate. In locations with widespread infections and limited resources, the risk of elective surgical procedures for index patient and community may outweigh the benefit.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Postoperative Complications
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Elective Surgical Procedures
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Surg
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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