Resumption of elective colorectal surgery during COVID-19 and risk of death

Colorectal Dis. 2020 Sep;22(9):1026-1027. doi: 10.1111/codi.15282. Epub 2020 Aug 11.

Authors

K McCarthy¹, P K Myint², S Moug³, L Pearce⁴, P Braude⁵, A Vilches-Moraga⁶, J Hewitt⁷, B Carter⁸; OPSOC group

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
² Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
³ General Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, UK.
⁴ General Surgery, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.
⁵ Geriatric Medicine, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
⁶ Ageing and Complex Medicine Department, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.
⁷ Geriatric Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
⁸ Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK.

PMID: 32726872
DOI: 10.1111/codi.15282

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / mortality*
COVID-19 / prevention & control
Clinical Decision-Making
Colorectal Neoplasms / surgery*
Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
Community-Acquired Infections / mortality
Comorbidity
Cross Infection / epidemiology
Cross Infection / mortality*
Digestive System Surgical Procedures / methods
Elective Surgical Procedures
Female
Frailty / epidemiology*
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Infection Control / methods
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Safety
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
Postoperative Complications / mortality*
United Kingdom / epidemiology