ReviewANZ journal of surgery2020
Screening and testing for COVID-19 before surgery.
Review in ANZ journal of surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Cardiac surgery on patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.ANZ journal of surgery · 2022Pooled it
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- Routine pre-operative Covid testing in elective surgeries: Is it worth it?American journal of surgery · 2022Observational
- Lung ultrasound as a screening tool for SARS-CoV-2 infection in surgical patients.Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU · 2022Article
- Safe Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current obesity reports · 2022Review
- Impact of COVID-19, gender, race, specialty and seniority on mental health during surgical training: an international study.ANZ journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Paradigm shift: Beyond the COVID-19 era, is YouTube the future of education for CABG patients?Journal of cardiac surgery · 2022Article
- Achieving safe surgery after COVID-19 vaccination.ANZ journal of surgery · 2022Article
- COVID-19 FAQs in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: 2022 Perspective and Updates.World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery · 2022Article
- Perioperative Outcomes of Acute Type-A Aortic Dissection Repair was Unaffected by COVID-19 Testing Delay.Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome and coronavirus disease 2019: impact on diagnosis, referral, eligibility for fetoscopic laser therapy, and outcomes.AJOG global reports · 2022Article
- Screening COVID-19 Suspected Cases and Determining the Associated Factors.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- COVID Convalescence-A Boon or Bane in Cardiac Surgery?: A "Second Hit" Hypothesis.Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia · 2021Article
- 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality of Bariatric Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Multinational Cohort Study of 7704 Patients from 42 Countries.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- COVID-19 nasopharyngeal swab causing a traumatic cerebrospinal fluid leak.ANZ journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Proposed delay for safe surgery after COVID-19.ANZ journal of surgery · 2021Review
- Postoperative inflammation to "hyper"-inflammation: cryptic COVID-19 connections!Paediatric anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Accessibility to Non-COVID Health Services in the World During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Review.Frontiers in public health · 2021Review
- Gynecologic Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Universal Screening Mandatory?Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology · 2021Article
- Preoperative screening and testing for COVID-19 during Victoria's second wave.ANZ journal of surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPreoperative screening for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) aims to preserve surgical safety for both patients and surgical teams. This rapid review provides an evaluation of current evidence with input from clinical experts to produce guidance for screening for active COVID-19 in a low prevalence setting.
methodsAn initial search of PubMed (until 6 May 2020) was combined with targeted searches of both PubMed and Google Scholar until 1 July 2020. Findings were streamlined for clinical relevance through the advice of an expert working group that included seven senior surgeons and a senior medical virologist.
resultsPatient history should be examined for potential exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Hyposmia and hypogeusia may present as early symptoms of COVID-19, and can potentially discriminate from other influenza-like illnesses. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction is the gold standard diagnostic test to confirm SARS-CoV-2 infection, and although sensitivity can be improved with repeated testing, the decision to retest should incorporate clinical history and the local supply of diagnostic resources. At present, routine serological testing has little utility for diagnosing acute infection. To appropriately conduct preoperative testing, the temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 must be considered. Relative to other thoracic imaging modalities, computed tomography has the greatest utility for characterizing pulmonary involvement in COVID-19 patients who have been diagnosed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.
conclusionThrough a rapid review of the literature and advice from a clinical expert working group, evidence-based recommendations have been produced for the preoperative screening of surgical patients with suspected COVID-19.
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