ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022
Positive SARS-CoV-2 detection on intraoperative nasopharyngeal viral testing is not associated with worse outcomes for asymptomatic elective surgical patients.
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Abstract
Background: It has been demonstrated that surgical patients with COVID-19 are at increased risk for postoperative complications. However, this association has not been tested in asymptomatic elective surgical patients. Methods: A retrospective cohort study among elective gynecological and spine surgery patients at a single tertiary medical center from July 2020 through April 2022 ( Findings: Of 1,130 patients who met inclusion criteria, 30 (2.7%) experienced intraoperative detection of SARS-CoV-2. Those with intraoperative viral detection did not experience an increased incidence of prolonged length of stay [16.7% vs. 23.2%; RR, 0.72 (95% CI, 0.32-1.61); Interpretation: Asymptomatic patients with incidental detection of SARS-CoV-2 on intraoperative testing do not experience disproportionately worse outcomes in the elective spine and gynecologic surgical population.
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