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morbidity
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Introduction: During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, an increase in perioperative morbidity and mortality was described in the period previous to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the cumulative incidence of COVID-19 and global mortality 30 days after the procedure in patients undergoing surgery.
Methodology: Retrospective cohort of 314 patients who underwent surgery between 03/06/2020 and 06/30/2021. These patients were randomly selected. Preoperatively RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 was taken in all patients, and postoperatively in patients with new onset of symptoms.
Results: At 30 days after the surgical intervention, a cumulative incidence of COVID-19 of 0.97% and a global mortality of 2.2% were found. In patients with perioperative SARS-CoV-2, the 30-day mortality was 42.8%.
Conclusion: The cumulative incidence of COVID-19 was similar to other cohorts' reports, a high 30-day mortality in patients with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 was observed among these patients, which reinforces the importance of perioperative prevention measures, as well as the prioritization of surgical procedures and the need of universal vaccination.
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