Journal article
Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Surgical services are preparing to scale up in areas affected by COVID-19. This study aimed to evaluate the association between preoperative SARS-CoV-2 testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective cancer surgery.
METHODS: This international cohort study included adult patients undergoing elective surgery for cancer in areas affected by SARS-CoV-2 up to 19 April 2020. Patients suspected of …
Authors
Glasbey JC; Omar O; Nepogodiev D; Minaya-Bravo A; Bankhead-Kendall BK; Fiore M; Futaba K; Gabre-Kidan A; Gujjuri RR; Isik A
Journal
British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 108, No. 1, pp. 88–96
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
January 27, 2021
DOI
10.1093/bjs/znaa051
ISSN
0007-1323