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IMPACT-Restart: the influence of COVID-19 on postoperative mortality and risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection after orthopaedic and trauma surgery.

Nicholas D ClementAndrew James HallNavnit S MakaramPatrick Gordon RobinsonRobyn F L PattonMatthew MoranGavin J MacphersonAndrew D DuckworthPaul J Jenkins
Published in: The bone & joint journal (2020)
Perioperative COVID-19 nearly doubled the background postoperative mortality risk following surgery. Patients at risk of developing COVID-19 postoperatively (patients > 77 years, increasing morbidity, sustaining a hip or periprosthetic fracture) may benefit from perioperative shielding. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2020;102-B(12):1774-1781.
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