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Clinical characteristics of emergency surgery patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia in Wuhan, China.

Jinpeng Li, Rongfen Gao, Gaosong Wu, Xiaolin Wu, Zeming Liu, Hongjing Wang, Yihui Huang, Zhenyu Pan, Jincao Chen, Xiaohui Wu

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Jinpeng LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Rongfen GaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Gaosong WuDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Xiaolin WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Zeming LiuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Hongjing WangDepartment of Medical Affairs, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Yihui HuangDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Zhenyu PanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Jincao ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Xiaohui WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: wuxiaohui1971@sina.com.

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Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to investigate clinical symptoms and epidemiologic features of emergency surgery patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). More than 5 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since December 2019 to the time of this publication. Thousands of emergency operations have been carried out since December 2019. To date, however, no literature has focused on the clinical symptoms of emergency surgery patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of 164 emergency surgery patients with or without COVID-19 pneumonia in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan, China, from January 1, 2020, to January 20, 2020. For this report, the final date of follow-up was February 5, 2020. The associated clinical, laboratory, epidemiologic, demographic, radiologic, and outcome data were collected and analyzed.

resultsOf the 164 emergency surgery patients, the median age was 41 years (interquartile range, 29-89), and 136 (82.9%) were women. The associated main clinical symptom included fever (93 [56.7%])，dry cough (56 [34.2%]), fatigue (86 [52.4%]), nausea (78 [47.6%]), and dizziness (77 [47%]). Of 54 emergency surgery patients infected with COVID-19, the median age was 46 years (interquartile range: 25-89), and 45 (83.3%) were women. The pathologic clinical symptoms investigated included fever (54 [100%]), fatigue (48 [88.9%]), nausea (52 [96.3%]), dizziness (46 [85.2%]), and dry cough (44 [81.5%]). The lymphopenia (0.37 × 10

conclusionIn our study, the clinical symptoms of emergency surgery patients infected with COVID-19 displayed marked differences from those reporting common COVID-19 pneumonia. In addition, the health care workers were suspected to have been exposed to a great risk when caring for emergency surgery patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Management guidelines of emergency surgery patients are described in in this report.

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BetacoronavirusEmergenciesPandemicsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPneumonia, ViralRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2

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