Patients undergoing surgery in 2020 versus 2019 had more advanced clinical and pathological tumor stage
Concerns Associated With Elective Surgery Identified in Older U.S. Adults
64.3 percent reported being concerned about pain or discomfort; many adults also concerned about financial aspects
Factors ID’d for Disparities in Preop Goals-of-Care Documentation Rates
Disparities seen in documentation rates based on race and ethnicity, rurality, history of mental health disability
Recommendations Updated for Timing of Surgery After COVID-19
Elective surgeries should not be performed within two weeks of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Adverse Postoperative Outcomes Not Increased With Recent COVID-19
Odds ratios for postoperative outcomes not significantly increased for those with infection in preoperative days 1 to 30, 31 to 60
Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Not Linked to Worse Outcomes After Surgery
No association seen with death, major adverse cardiovascular events, rehospitalization following elective major noncardiac surgery
Postop CV Morbidity Down With Increased Time From COVID-19 to Surgery
Odds of major postoperative cardiovascular morbidity reduced with increased time from COVID-19 diagnosis to surgery
Surgical Procedure Volumes Dropped During COVID-19 Peak
During post-COVID-19-peak period, partial recovery was seen to 85.8 percent of pre-COVID-19-peak volumes, with variation across subspecialties