- Document Type
- Rapid Review
- Review Code
- INF092801 RR
- Question Submitted
- September 28, 2020
- Date Completed
- October 15, 2020
- Status
- 3. Completed
- Research Team
- Infectious Disease
- Document Type
- Rapid Review
- Review Code
- INF092801 RR
- Question Submitted
- September 28, 2020
- Date Completed
- October 15, 2020
- Status
- 3. Completed
- Research Team
- Infectious Disease
- Key Findings
- 30-day mortality was consistently higher for surgical patients who tested positive for COVID-19
- Advanced age (70+) was a major contributor to poorer post-surgical outcomes in COVID-positive patients
- Morbidity, particularly with regard to pulmonary functioning, was higher in COVID-positive surgical patients
- Category
- Clinical Presentation
- Subject
- Mortality
- Risk
- Surgical Procedures
- Population
- All adults
- Clinical Setting
- Medicine Unit
- Priority Level
- Level 3 Two weeks (14 days)
- Cite As
- McCarron, M; Lee, S; Takaya, S; Howell-Spooner, B; Dalidowicz, M. Is there increased morbidity or mortality peri-operatively for symptomatic, asymptomatic, post-COVID patients? 2020 Oct 15; Document no.: INF092801 RR. In: COVID-19 Rapid Evidence Reviews [Internet]. SK: SK COVID Evidence Support Team, c2020. 27 p. (CEST rapid review report)
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