The impact of immune dysfunction on perioperative complications in surgical COVID-19 patients: an imperative for early immunonutrition

The impact of immune dysfunction on perioperative complications in surgical COVID-19 patients: an imperative for early immunonutrition

Abstract Surgical patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are vulnerable to increased perioperative complications and postoperative mortality, independent of the risk for contracting COVID-19 pneumonia after endotracheal intubation for general anesthesia. The presumed root cause of postope...

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Main Authors: Vincent P. Stahel, Samson D. Blum, Pratibha Anand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Subjects:
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Surgical complications
Immune dysfunction
Immunonutrition
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-022-00323-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-022-00323-y

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