Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Collaborative, COVIDSurg, Collaborative, GlobalSurg, Ab. Rahman, Norhafiza, Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih, Abd Aziz, Mohd Fahmi, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Norhisham Azmi, Amjad, Nasser Muhammad, Che Alhadi, Shahidah, Elagili, Faisal, Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli, Md Nor, Azmi, Othman, Ahmad Faidzal, Sainal, Mohd. Yusof, Sarif, Mat Salleh
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/89115/1/89115_Timing%20of%20surgery%20following%20SARS-CoV-2_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89115/2/89115_Timing%20of%20surgery%20following%20SARS-CoV-2_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89115/3/89115_Timing%20of%20surgery%20following%20SARS-CoV-2_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89115/; https://associationofanaesthetists-publications-onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezlib.iium.edu.my/doi/epdf/10.1111/anae.15458

Peri-operative SARS-CoV-2 infection increases postoperative mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal duration of planned delay before surgery in patients who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection. This international, multicentre, prospective cohort study included patients undergoing ele...