ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2021
Pre-operative testing for SARS-CoV-2 and outcomes in otolaryngology surgery during the pandemic: A multi-center experience.
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- Meta-analysis of COVID-19 prevalence during preoperative COVID-19 screening in asymptomatic patients.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care in Ireland - Perspectives from a COVID-19 and Cancer Working Group.Journal of cancer policy · 2023Review
- Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic preoperative patients scheduled for dermatologic surgery: A single-center retrospective chart review.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2022Article
- Otolaryngology in the face of A pandemic.Operative techniques in otolaryngology--head and neck surgery · 2022Article
- COVID-19 and head and neck oncology.Operative techniques in otolaryngology--head and neck surgery · 2022Article
- Pre-operative testing for SARS-CoV-2 and outcomes in otolaryngology surgery during the pandemic: A multi-center experience.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionPreoperative testing for COVID-19 has become widely established to avoid inadvertent surgery on patients with COVID-19 and prevent hospital outbreaks.
methodsA prospective cross sectional study was carried out in two university hospitals examining the pre-operative protocols for patients undergoing otolaryngology surgery and the incidence of COVID-19 within 30 days of surgery in patients and the otolaryngologists performing surgery.
resultsOne hundred and seventy-three patients were recruited. One hundred and twenty-three (71%) patients "cocooned" for 14 days prior to surgery. All completed a questionnaire prior to admission. One hundred and fifty-six patients (90%) had reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) nasopharyngeal swabs, 14 patients (8%) had CT thorax. No cases of COVID-19 were detected among patients followed up at 30 days. Two surgeons developed COVID-19 early during the study period.
conclusionCurrent pre-operative testing protocols consisting primarily of questionnaires and RT-PCR resulted in zero cases of COVID in this cohort. It is possible that COVID-19 restrictions and high proportion of patients cocooning preoperatively were factors in ensuring a low rate of COVID-19 post-operatively.
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