Postoperative complications in patients infected with covid-19 (review of literature)

• Published in: Vestnik hirurgii im. I.I. Grekova Vol. 180; no. 1; pp. 118 - 122
• Main Authors: Timerbulatov, M. V., Zabelin, M. V., Timerbulatov, S. V., Gafarova, A. R., Nizamutdinov, T. R., Timerbulatov, V. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University 02-06-2021
• Subjects: frequency; mortality; new coronavirus disease covid-19; postoperative complications
• ISSN: 0042-4625; 2686-7370
• DOI: 10.24884/0042-4625-2021-180-1-118-122

The article provides an analysis of the literature on the frequency and nature of postoperative complications in patients infected with a new coronavirus infection – COVID-19. Risk factors for the development of postoperative complications and mortality are considered; the presence of SARS-CoV-2 is a leading risk factor for these complications and mortality, significant risk factors are also patients age ≥70 years, male gender, cancer surgery, severity of the patient’s condition before surgery (3–5 points on the ASA scale), performance emergency operations, a significant amount of surgical interventions. Postoperative complications in patients with COVID-19 develop in 50 %, the mortality rate is 2 times higher compared with patients without coronavirus infection.