Retrospective review of complications and outcomes in COVID-19-positive patients with comorbidities undergoing limb salvage procedures in a tertiary care wound center.
Wounds
; 35(6): 109-116, 2023 Jun.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-20233446
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
COVID-19 illness is associated with increased operative risks, ranging from delayed wound healing and coagulopathy to increased risk of mortality.OBJECTIVE:
This article describes the authors' recent experience of the implications of COVID-19 on limb salvage procedures. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Patients who underwent LE limb salvage procedures within 30 days of a positive COVID-19 diagnosis were retrospectively reviewed. Patient demographics, comorbidities, surgical factors, postoperative complications, and management were collected.RESULTS:
Of 597 patients screened from February 2020 to March 2022, a total of 67 (11.2%) were diagnosed with COVID-19, of which 17 received the diagnosis within 30 days of surgery and were thus included. Average follow-up was 43 ± 3.2 months, at which point 6 (35.3%) were fully healed. The mortality rate at the most recent follow-up visit was 29.4% of patients (n = 5). Two patients required admission to the SICU following index procedure, and 1 necessitated a return to the operating room.CONCLUSION:
COVID-19 may negatively affect the wound healing process while increasing the mortality rate amongst patients with multiple or severe comorbidities undergoing limb salvage procedures. Medical providers need to be aware of the complexity of these patients and apply a multi-disciplinary protocol to obtain successful outcomes.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Recuperación del Miembro
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de cohorte
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Estudios diagnósticos
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Wounds
Año:
2023
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