The Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19: Molecular Diagnostic Testing (December 2023)

MK Hayden, KE Hanson, JA Englund… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Accurate molecular diagnostic tests are necessary for confirming a diagnosis of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) and for identifying asymptomatic carriage of severe acute …

COVID-19 in the perioperative setting: A review of the literature and the clinical landscape

AY O'Glasser, KJ Schenning - Perioperative Care and Operating Room …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected societies and healthcare systems around
the globe. The perioperative care continuum has also been under significant strain due to …

Clinical practice selectively follows acute appendicitis guidelines

GA Bass, S Mohseni, ÉJ Ryan, MP Forssten… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency, and the standard
approach to diagnosis and management has been codified in several practice guidelines …

Severity of prior coronavirus disease 2019 is associated with postoperative outcomes after major inpatient surgery

NB Verhagen, G SenthilKumar, T Jaraczewski… - Annals of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine how the severity of prior history (Hx) of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection influences postoperative outcomes after …

Perioperative Mortality of the COVID-19 recovered patient compared to a Matched Control: a Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study

MF Aziz, K Schenning, S Koike, A O'Glasser… - …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Surgical procedures performed on patients with recent exposure to COVID-19
infection have been associated with increased mortality risk in previous studies. Accordingly …

Excess mortality among non-COVID-19 surgical patients attributable to the exposure of French intensive and intermediate care units to the pandemic

A Duclos, Q Cordier, S Polazzi, C Colin… - Intensive Care …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The mobilization of most available hospital resources to manage coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) may have affected the safety of care for non-COVID-19 surgical …

Is perioperative COVID-19 really associated with worse surgical outcomes? A nationwide COVIDSurg propensity-matched analysis

D Argandykov, A Dorken-Gallastegi… - Journal of Trauma …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Patients undergoing surgery with perioperative COVID-19 are suggested to
have worse outcomes, but whether this is COVID-related or due to selection bias remains …

The unseen pandemic: treatment delays and loss to follow-up due to fear of COVID

S Einav, J Tankel - Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, 2022 - Springer
Background Fear of contracting SARS-CoV-2 has transformed public interaction with
healthcare professionals and hospitals alike. In turn, this has resulted in a collateral impact …

Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 infection increases risk of early postoperative cardiovascular complications following noncardiac surgery

G SenthilKumar, NB Verhagen… - American Journal …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic progresses to an endemic phase, a
greater number of patients with a history of COVID-19 will undergo surgery. Major adverse …

The association between preoperative COVID-19-positivity and acute postoperative complication risk among patients undergoing orthopedic surgery: a matched …

MR Mercier, R Koucheki, JR Lex, A Khoshbin… - Bone & Joint …, 2023 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims This study aimed to investigate the risk of postoperative complications in COVID-19-
positive patients undergoing common orthopaedic procedures. Methods Using the National …