Symptomatic SARS-COV-2 patients undergoing surgical procedures experience significantly higher 30-day in-hospital mortality, ICU admission, longer ICU and hospital stay, and pulmonary complications, according to a study published August 1 in the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing.
Researchers analyzed a year’s worth of records of 102 infected surgical patients and those who had recently recovered. Findings include:
- Twenty-four patients died postoperatively in the hospital within 30 days.
- Forty-four patients required ICU admission.
- Median postoperative length of stay was 8 days.
- Patients aged 41 to 60 years experienced higher rates of pulmonary and thromboembolic complications.
- Symptomatic patients experienced significantly higher 30-day in-hospital mortality, ICU admission, length of stay in ICU, postoperative length of stay, and pulmonary complication rates.
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