Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among asymptomatic patients undergoing preoperative COVID testing prior to cancer surgery: ASPECT study.
Shraddha PatkarSaiesh Reddy VoppuruShivakumar ThiagarajanDevayani NiyogiHemant S NiranjanShravan NadkarniTejpratap SinghManish BhandarePurvi ThakkarJitender RohilaSanjay BiswasSridhar EpariOmshree ShettyMamta GuravPrachi BapatAjay PuriC S PrameshPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2021)
Routine preoperative testing for COVID-19 helps to segregate patients with asymptomatic infection. Higher complications occur in those who develop COVID-19 in postoperative period. Prolonged delay in surgery after COVID infection may influence planned treatment.