Minimal impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency general surgery procedures: results from a 3-month observational period
Aim The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the delivery of elective, as well as emergency surgery on a world-wide scale. Up to date few studies have actually assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency gastrointestinal sur...
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| author | Charalampos Seretis Lucy Archer Lida Lalou Shuker Yahia Christian Katz Iram Parwaiz Altaf Haji Lourdusamy Selvam |
| author_facet | Charalampos Seretis Lucy Archer Lida Lalou Shuker Yahia Christian Katz Iram Parwaiz Altaf Haji Lourdusamy Selvam |
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| description | Aim The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the delivery of elective, as well as emergency surgery on a world-wide scale. Up to date few studies have actually assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency gastrointestinal surgery. Herein, we present our relevant experience over a 3-month period of uninterrupted provision of emergency general surgery services in George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, the United Kingdom.
Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of a prospective institutional database, which included the operation types, paraclinical investigations and postoperative complications of all patients undergoing emergency general surgery operations between March –May 2020.
Results The occurrence of a 5% overall respiratory complication rate postoperatively, with 3% infection rate for COVID-19 was found; no patient had unplanned return to intensive care for ventilator support and there was no mortality related to COVID-19 infection.
Conclusion When indicated, emergency surgery should not be delayed in favour of expectant/conservative management in fear of COVID-19-related morbidity or mortality risks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0db1a7538f46479a95895e2f945186a12022-12-21T21:03:53ZengMedical Association of Zenica-Doboj CantonMedicinski Glasnik1840-01321840-24452020-08-0117227527810.17392/1229-20Minimal impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency general surgery procedures: results from a 3-month observational periodCharalampos Seretis0Lucy Archer1Lida Lalou2Shuker Yahia3Christian Katz4Iram Parwaiz5Altaf Haji6Lourdusamy Selvam7Department of General Surgery, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United KingdomDepartment of General Surgery, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United KingdomDepartment of General Surgery, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United KingdomDepartment of General Surgery, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United KingdomDepartment of General Surgery, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United KingdomDepartment of General Surgery, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United KingdomDepartment of General Surgery, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United KingdomDepartment of General Surgery, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United KingdomAim The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the delivery of elective, as well as emergency surgery on a world-wide scale. Up to date few studies have actually assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency gastrointestinal surgery. Herein, we present our relevant experience over a 3-month period of uninterrupted provision of emergency general surgery services in George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, the United Kingdom. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of a prospective institutional database, which included the operation types, paraclinical investigations and postoperative complications of all patients undergoing emergency general surgery operations between March –May 2020. Results The occurrence of a 5% overall respiratory complication rate postoperatively, with 3% infection rate for COVID-19 was found; no patient had unplanned return to intensive care for ventilator support and there was no mortality related to COVID-19 infection. Conclusion When indicated, emergency surgery should not be delayed in favour of expectant/conservative management in fear of COVID-19-related morbidity or mortality risks.http://ljkzedo.ba/mgpdf/mg33/47_Seretis_1229_A.pdfemergencysars-cov-2surgery |
| spellingShingle | Charalampos Seretis Lucy Archer Lida Lalou Shuker Yahia Christian Katz Iram Parwaiz Altaf Haji Lourdusamy Selvam Minimal impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency general surgery procedures: results from a 3-month observational period Medicinski Glasnik emergency sars-cov-2 surgery |
| title | Minimal impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency general surgery procedures: results from a 3-month observational period |
| title_full | Minimal impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency general surgery procedures: results from a 3-month observational period |
| title_fullStr | Minimal impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency general surgery procedures: results from a 3-month observational period |
| title_full_unstemmed | Minimal impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency general surgery procedures: results from a 3-month observational period |
| title_short | Minimal impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency general surgery procedures: results from a 3-month observational period |
| title_sort | minimal impact of covid 19 outbreak on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency general surgery procedures results from a 3 month observational period |
| topic | emergency sars-cov-2 surgery |
| url | http://ljkzedo.ba/mgpdf/mg33/47_Seretis_1229_A.pdf |
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