Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection (Letter)
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Nepogodiev, D
Omar, O
Simoes, JFF
Ademuyiwa, A
Fiore, M
Minaya-Bravo, A
Shaw, R
Vidya, R
Bhangu, A
Bhangu, AA
Siaw-Acheampong, K
Benson, R
Wullschleger, Martin
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With at least 28 elective million operations delayed during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of patients who will require surgery after a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection is likely to increase rapidly1. Operating on patients with an active perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection is now known to carry a very high pulmonary complication and mortality rate2. Urgent information is needed to guide whether postponing surgery in patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to a clinical benefit, and the optimal length of delay.
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British Journal of Surgery
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107
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12
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Biomedical and clinical sciences
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Glasbey, JC; Nepogodiev, D; Omar, O; Simoes, JFF; Ademuyiwa, A; Fiore, M; Minaya-Bravo, A; Shaw, R; Vidya, R; Bhangu, A; Bhangu, AA; Siaw-Acheampong, K; Benson, R; Wullschleger, M; et al, Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection (Letter), British Journal of Surgery, 2020, 107 (12), pp. e601-e602