Outcomes after emergency abdominal surgery in COVID-19 patients at a referral center in Brazil

Purpose COVID-19 is associated with high morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing surgery. Contrary to elective procedures, emergency operations should not be postponed. We aim to evaluate the profile and outcomes of COVID-19 patients who underwent emergency abdominal surgery. Methods We perfo...

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Published in:	Updates in surgery Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 763 - 768
Main Authors:	Rasslan, Roberto, dos Santos, Jones Pessoa, Menegozzo, Carlos Augusto Metidieri, Pezzano, Alvaro Vicente Alvarez, Lunardeli, Henrique Simonsen, dos Santos Miranda, Jocielle, Utiyama, Edivaldo Massazo, Damous, Sérgio Henrique Bastos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cham Springer International Publishing 01-04-2021
Subjects:	Abdomen, Acute - mortality Abdomen, Acute - surgery Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over APACHE Brazil - epidemiology COVID-19 - complications COVID-19 - mortality Emergencies Female Humans Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Original Original Article Pneumonia, Viral - complications Pneumonia, Viral - mortality Pneumonia, Viral - virology Respiration, Artificial Retrospective Studies SARS-CoV-2 Surgery Brazil COVID-19 Abdominal surgery Acute abdomen SARS-CoV-2 Laparoscopy Emergency surgery
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