Analysis of outcomes of emergency general and gastrointestinal surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic

CONCLUSION: Patients with COVID-19 infection undergoing emergency general and gastrointestinal surgery had worse postoperative outcomes than contemporary patients without COVID-19. COVID-19-negative patients operated on during the COVID-19 pandemic had a likelihood of greater failure-to-rescue than prepandemic controls.PMID:34535796 | DOI:10.1093/bjs/znab299

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - September 18, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: J Osorio Z Madrazo S Videla B Sainz A Rodr íguez-González A Campos M Santamar ía A Pelegrina C Gonz ález-Serrano A Aldeano A Sarriugarte C J G ómez-Díaz D Ruiz-Luna A Garc ía-Ruiz-de-Gordejuela C G ómez-Gavara M Gil-Barrionuevo M Vila A Clavell B Source Type: research