Open AccessCOVID-19 Vaccination Associated With Reduced Postoperative SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Morbidity
Author(s) -
Nikhil K. Prasad,
Rachel Lake,
Brian R Englum,
Douglas J. Turner,
Tariq Siddiqui,
Minerva MayorgaCarlin,
John D. Sorkin,
Brajesh K. Lal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000005176
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , propensity score matching , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , covid-19 , veterans affairs , surgery , retrospective cohort study , cohort study , pediatrics , immunology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , optics
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of COVID-19 vaccination on postoperative mortality, pulmonary and thrombotic complications, readmissions and hospital lengths of stay among patients undergoing surgery in the United States.