Peri-operative SARS-CoV-2 infection increases postoperative mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal duration of planned delay before surgery in patients who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection. This international, multicentre, prospective cohort study included patients undergoing elective or emergency surgery during October 2020. Surgical patients with pre-operative SARS-CoV-2 infection were compared with those without previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. The primary outcome measure was 30-day postoperative mortality. Logistic regression models were used to calculate adjusted 30-day mortality rates stratified by time from diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection to surgery. Among 140,231 patients (116 countries), 3127 patients (2.2%) had a pre-operative SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. Adjusted 30-day mortality in patients without SARS-CoV-2 infection was 1.5% (95%CI 1.4–1.5). In patients with a pre-operative SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis, mortality was increased in patients having surgery within 0–2 weeks, 3–4 weeks and 5–6 weeks of the diagnosis (odds ratio (95%CI) 4.1% (3.3–4.8), 3.9% (2.6–5.1) and 3.6% (2.0–5.2), respectively). Surgery performed ≥ 7 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis was associated with a similar mortality risk to baseline (odds ratio (95%CI) 1.5% (0.9– 2.1%)). After a ≥ 7 week delay in undertaking surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection, patients with ongoing symptoms had a higher mortality than patients whose symptoms had resolved or who had been asymptomatic (6.0% (95%CI 3.2–8.7) vs. 2.4% (95%CI 1.4–3.4) vs. 1.3% (95%CI 0.6–2.0%), respectively). Where possible, surgery should be delayed for at least 7 weeks following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients with ongoing symptoms ≥ 7 weeks from diagnosis may benefit from further delay.

Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study

Laura Alberici;Filippo Antonacci;Alessandro Arena;Angela Belvedere;Paolo Bernante;Pietro Bertoglio;Lorenzo Bianchi;Maria Bisulli;Barbara Bonfanti;Safia Boussedra;Jury Brandolini;Crescenzo Cacciapuoti;Stefano Cardelli;Riccardo Casadei;Matteo Cescon;Alessandro Cipolli;Alfredo Conti;Luca Contu;Francesco Costa;Niccolo’ Daddi;Eugenia De Crescenzo;Pierandrea De Iaco;Massimo Del Gaudio;Anna Nunzia Della Gatta;Giampiero Dolci;Giulia Dondi;Matteo Droghetti;Chiara Gelati;Giuliana Germinario;Carlo Ingaldi;Elio Jovine;Antonio Lanci Lanci;Raffaele Lombardi;Maria Elisa Lozano Miralles;Claudio Marchetti;Francesco Minni;Daniele Morezzi;Daniele Parlanti;Alice Pellegrini;Anna Myriam Perrone;Anna paola Pezzuto;Marco Pignatti;Gianluigi Pilu;Valentina Pinto;Gilberto Poggioli;Diego Raimondo;Matteo Ravaioli;Claudio Ricci;Sara Ricciardi;Francesco Ricotta;Roberta Rizzo;Angela Romano;Matteo Rottoli;Riccardo Schiavina;Renato Seracchioli;Matteo Serenari;Margherita Serra;Mario Taffurelli;Marta Tanzanu;Achille Tarsitano;Marco Tesei;Gabriele Vago;Tommaso Violante;Tommaso Frisoni;leonardo solaini;giorgio ercolani
2021

Abstract

Peri-operative SARS-CoV-2 infection increases postoperative mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal duration of planned delay before surgery in patients who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection. This international, multicentre, prospective cohort study included patients undergoing elective or emergency surgery during October 2020. Surgical patients with pre-operative SARS-CoV-2 infection were compared with those without previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. The primary outcome measure was 30-day postoperative mortality. Logistic regression models were used to calculate adjusted 30-day mortality rates stratified by time from diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection to surgery. Among 140,231 patients (116 countries), 3127 patients (2.2%) had a pre-operative SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. Adjusted 30-day mortality in patients without SARS-CoV-2 infection was 1.5% (95%CI 1.4–1.5). In patients with a pre-operative SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis, mortality was increased in patients having surgery within 0–2 weeks, 3–4 weeks and 5–6 weeks of the diagnosis (odds ratio (95%CI) 4.1% (3.3–4.8), 3.9% (2.6–5.1) and 3.6% (2.0–5.2), respectively). Surgery performed ≥ 7 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis was associated with a similar mortality risk to baseline (odds ratio (95%CI) 1.5% (0.9– 2.1%)). After a ≥ 7 week delay in undertaking surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection, patients with ongoing symptoms had a higher mortality than patients whose symptoms had resolved or who had been asymptomatic (6.0% (95%CI 3.2–8.7) vs. 2.4% (95%CI 1.4–3.4) vs. 1.3% (95%CI 0.6–2.0%), respectively). Where possible, surgery should be delayed for at least 7 weeks following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients with ongoing symptoms ≥ 7 weeks from diagnosis may benefit from further delay.
2021
); Laura Alberici, Filippo Antonacci, Alessandro Arena, Angela Belvedere, Fabio Bernagozzi, Paolo Bernante, Pietro Bertoglio, Lorenzo Bianchi, Maria Bisulli, Barbara Bonfanti, Safia Boussedra, Jury Brandolini, Crescenzo Cacciapuoti, Stefano Cardelli, Riccardo Casadei, Matteo Cescon, Alessandro Cipolli, Riccardo Cipriani, Alfredo Conti, Luca Contu, Francesco Costa, Niccolo’ Daddi, Eugenia De Crescenzo, Pierandrea De Iaco, Alessandra De Palma, Massimo Del Gaudio, Anna Nunzia Della Gatta, Giampiero Dolci, Giulia Dondi, Matteo Droghetti, Sergio Nicola Forti Parri, Elena Garelli, Chiara Gelati, Giuliana Germinario, Federico A. Giorgini, Carlo Ingaldi, Elio Jovine, Kenji Kawamukai, Antonio Lanci Lanci, Raffaele Lombardi, Maria Elisa Lozano Miralles, Claudio Marchetti, Michele Masetti, Francesco Minni, Daniele Morezzi, Daniele Parlanti, Alice Pellegrini, Anna Myriam Perrone, Anna paola Pezzuto, Marco Pignatti, Gianluigi Pilu, Valentina Pinto, Gilberto Poggioli, Silvana Bernadetta Puglisi, Diego Raimondo, Matteo Ravaioli, Claudio Ricci, Sara Ricciardi, Francesco Ricotta, Roberta Rizzo, Angela Romano, Matteo Rottoli, Riccardo Schiavina, Renato Seracchioli, Matteo Serenari, Margherita Serra, Piergiorgio Solli, Gioia Sorbi, Mario Taffurelli, Marta Tanzanu, Achille Tarsitano, Marco Tesei, Gabriele Vago, Tommaso Violante, Simone Zanotti, Tommaso Frisoni, leonardo solaini, giorgio ercolani
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