Effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on mortality related to high-risk emergency and major elective surgery | Zendy

Mohammed Deputy | Zendy; Christopher Rao | Zendy; Guy Worley | Zendy; Violeta Balinskaite | Zendy; Alex Bottle | Zendy; Paul Aylin | Zendy; Elaine M. Burns | Zendy; Omar Faiz | Zendy

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Effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on mortality related to high-risk emergency and major elective surgery

Author(s) -

Mohammed Deputy,

Christopher Rao,

Guy Worley,

Violeta Balinskaite,

Alex Bottle,

Paul Aylin,

Elaine M. Burns,

Omar Faiz

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

british journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202

H-Index - 201

eISSN - 1365-2168

pISSN - 0007-1323

DOI - 10.1093/bjs/znab029

Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , elective surgery , covid-19 , concomitant , emergency surgery , emergency medicine , population , medical emergency , surgery , intensive care medicine , environmental health , disease , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak

These data show large reductions in both elective and emergency activity that are concerning for unmeasured morbidity and mortality within the community. The risk of mortality following high-risk EGS and major elective surgery during the first wave of the pandemic did not differ when compared with date-matched patient cohorts from 2019. The prevalence of concomitant SARS-CoV-2 infection in this surgical population is low.

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