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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022

Impacts of severity of Covid-19 infection on the morbidity and mortality of surgical patients.

Amer Al Ani, Rafeef Tahtamoni, Yara Mohammad, Fawzi Al-Ayoubi, Nadeem Haider, Ammar Al-Mashhadi

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Amer Al Ani,College of Medicine, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates.
Rafeef TahtamoniCollege of Medicine, Sharjah University, United Arab Emirates.
Yara MohammadCollege of Medicine, Sharjah University, United Arab Emirates.
Fawzi Al-AyoubiGeneral Surgeon, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Nadeem HaiderPediatric Surgeon, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Ammar Al-MashhadiSheikh Khalifa Medical City Ajman, UAE, Researcher, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Shaikh Khalifa Medical City · AEUniversity of Sharjah · AEAjman University · AEUppsala University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: One of the challenges of surgery on patients with active SARS-CoV-2(severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) infection is the increased risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Aim: This study will describe and compare the postoperative morbidity and mortality in asymptomatic patients or those with mild infection with those with severe COVID-19 infection undergoing elective or and emergency surgery. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study of 37 COVID Results: There was no significant difference in gender between the two groups. There were 5 females (2 in group 1, and 3 in group 2) and 32 males (12 in group 1, and 20 in group 2). Mean age for all patients was 49.8years (38 for group 1 and 57 for group2). Median age for all patients was 50 years (37.5 for group 1 and 57 years for group 2). Sepsis developed in 7 patients (1 patient in group 1 and in 6 patients in group 2). Statistically there was no significant difference in occurrence of sepsis between the two groups. There was a significant difference in the intensive care stay between the two groups (higher in group 2). Four deaths were reported in group 1 and fourteen in group 2. Eighteen out of thirty-seven patients died. Conclusion: Severity of COVID-19 infection will prolong the hospitalization and ICU stay in surgical patients with no significant effect on mortality.

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