Patients undergoing either anterior or posterior cervical spine surgery within 2 weeks from the initial COVID-19 diagnosis are at increased risk for perioperative venous thromboembolic events, sepsis, and mortality. Elevated perioperative complication risk does not persist beyond 2 weeks, except for 30-day mortality in posterior approach surgeries. On the basis of these results, it may be warranted to postpone nonurgent spine surgeries for at least 2 weeks following a COVID-19 infection and advise patients of the increased perioperative complication risk when urgent surgery is required.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- minimally invasive
- cardiac surgery
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- gestational age
- acute kidney injury
- coronavirus disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- sars cov
- risk factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- intensive care unit
- prognostic factors
- surgical site infection
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes