Outcomes of surgical patients in a tertiary ICU with incidental COVID-19 in comparison with COVID-19 naïve patients
This study demonstrates that surgery among asymptomatic PCR-positive patients was not associated with increased mortality or morbidity in the SICU. This also adds a valuable contribution to the growing body of literature regarding COVID-19 infections. Further prospective and multicentred studies are required to provide more robust results.
Authors
- A Diayar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1683-7960)
- Nadiya Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3916-5027)
- M Parker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5742-8903)
- J Buitendag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7169-129X)
- I Mia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2446-960X)
- V van der Westhuizen
Institutions
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Tygerberg Hospital (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36303/sajs.00708
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00