Postoperative Outcomes Associated with the Timing of Surgery After SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
Ira L LeedsLesley S ParkKathleen AkgunAmy WeintrobAmy C JusticeJoseph T KingPublished in: Annals of surgery (2024)
In a contemporary surgical cohort, patients with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection only had increased postoperative mortality or complications when they had surgery within 14 days after the positive test. These findings support revising timing recommendations between surgery and prior SARS-CoV-2 infection.