Increased Risk of Postoperative Mortality Associated With Prior COVID-19 Infection.
Am J Prev Med
; 63(1 Suppl 1): S75-S82, 2022 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1971942
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The impact of COVID-19 infection on surgical patients is largely described by small-cohort studies. This study characterized the risk factors for postoperative mortality among patients with preoperative COVID-19 infection.METHODS:
Data were abstracted from the electronic medical record for patients who tested positive for COVID-19 before surgery, excluding procedures related to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (case, March 2020-April 2021). Mortality was compared with that for patients from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database (control, January 2018âFebruary 2020) with chi-square, t test, and multivariable regression.RESULTS:
There were 5,209 patients in the control cohort. Among 1,072 patients with positive COVID-19 testing before surgery, 589 had surgeries with specialties tracked by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (General Surgery, Gynecology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Thoracic, Vascular). Patients with previous COVID-19 infection were younger (age 48 vs 59 years, p<0.001), were more likely to be Black (42% vs 28%, p<0.001), and underwent fewer elective surgeries (55% vs 83%, p<0.001). Postoperative mortality was greater among the case cohort (4.4% vs 1%, p<0.001). On multivariable logistic regression, postoperative mortality increased with age (OR=1.02), emergent surgeries (OR=2.6), and previous COVID-19 infection (OR=3.8). Among patients with previous COVID-19 infection, postoperative mortality was associated with male sex (OR=2.7), higher American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification Score (OR=4.8), and smoking history (OR=3.7).CONCLUSIONS:
Although data abstraction was limited by the electronic medical record, postoperative mortality is nearly 6 times higher for patients infected with COVID-19 within 2 weeks before surgery when adjusting for patient- and procedure-level factors. Among those with previous COVID-19 infection, postoperative mortality is associated with male sex, American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification Score, and smoking history.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Prev Med
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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