Abstract
This observational study included patients who underwent pre-operative coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) screening in order to preserve patient safety. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 was performed in 2292 of 8740 surgical procedures, and the incidence of a positive PCR result was 0.0022%. No healthcare-associated infections were detected. There was no difference in overall mortality or length of hospital stay compared with the same period from the previous year. A selective screening strategy to identify patients for PCR testing, based on isolation measures, presurgical clinical-epidemiological assessment and selected major surgeries susceptible to a poor COVID-19-related outcome, is effective and safe for patients and healthcare workers.
Keywords: COVID-19; Effectiveness; Length of hospital stay; Mortality; Pre-operative screening; Safety.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Mortality, Safety, Length of hospital stay, Effectiveness, Pre-operative screening, 【초록키워드】 coronavirus disease, Coronavirus disease 2019, Healthcare workers, Safety, hospital, Infection, surgical, outcome, severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus, observational study, patient safety, Severe acute respiratory syndrome, polymerase chain reaction, PCR testing, PCR, Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, Measures, healthcare, Patient, Isolation, incidence, Coronavirus-2, Safe, Hospital stay, reverse transcriptase, Chain Reaction, acute respiratory syndrome, acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, overall mortality, no difference, acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, selective, screening strategy, positive PCR, positive PCR result, susceptible, effective, polymerase chain, selected, identify, was performed, Length, 【제목키워드】 SARS-COV-2 infection, Patient, Elective surgery,