Review of COVID-19 Outcomes in Surgical Patients

Hassan Aziz; Alexandra Filkins; Yong Kyong Kwon

doi:10.1177/0003134820934395

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Review of COVID-19 Outcomes in Surgical Patients

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Review of COVID-19 Outcomes in Surgical Patients

Hassan Aziz, Alexandra Filkins and Yong Kyong Kwon

The American surgeon, Vol.86(7), pp.741-745

07/2020

DOI: 10.1177/0003134820934395

PMID: 32683945

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Abstract

COVID-19 emerged as a viral pandemic in the year 2019. The practice and scope of surgery and medicine transformed radicially as the virus spread across the world. There is an urgent need to understand the outcomes of COVID-19 infected patients who undergo surgery. We present a comprehensive review of the current literature on the management of surgical patients who develop COVID-19. Poor outcomes were most frequent in general surgery or oncological surgery patients who were older with chronic comorbidities. In contrast, outcomes among transplant surgery and obstetric patients were not signficantly altered by COVID-19. Surgical societies have released specialty specific guidelines on the managment of patients who require surgical care during the pandemic. COVID-19 is associated with adverse outcomes and increased mortality in surgical patients. Data is currently limited, often restricted to single sites and smaller cohorts. As the sequelae of the virus is better understood, the revisions to the guidelines on managment of surgical patients may help improve outcomes.

Cause of Death

Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology

Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control

COVID-19

Elective Surgical Procedures - mortality

Elective Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data

Female

General Surgery - methods

General Surgery - statistics & numerical data

Hospital Mortality - trends

Humans

Incidence

Infection Control - organization & administration

Male

Outcome Assessment, Health Care

Pandemics - prevention & control

Pandemics - statistics & numerical data

Patient Safety

Patient Selection

Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology

Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control

Risk Assessment

Surgical Oncology - methods

Surgical Oncology - statistics & numerical data

United States

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Title: Subtitle: Review of COVID-19 Outcomes in Surgical Patients
Creators: Hassan Aziz - University of Southern California
Alexandra Filkins - University of Southern California
Yong Kyong Kwon - University of Southern California
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The American surgeon, Vol.86(7), pp.741-745
DOI: 10.1177/0003134820934395
PMID: 32683945
ISSN: 0003-1348
eISSN: 1555-9823
Language: English
Date published: 07/2020
Academic Unit: Surgery
Record Identifier: 9984701544802771

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