Contrary to prior studies, new research finds no heightened postoperative risk after a recent covid-19 infection

Estimated Risk of Adverse Surgical Outcomes Among Patients With Recent COVID-19 Infection Using Target Trial Emulation Methods – JAMA Network Open

Commentaries:

COVID infection within 60 days not tied to adverse postsurgical outcomes – CIDRAP

Adverse Postoperative Outcomes Not Increased With Recent COVID-19 – HealthDay

Related:

Statement | Pre-procedure and pre-admission COVID-19 testing no longer recommended for asymptomatic patients

ASA and APSF statement on perioperative testing for the COVID-19 virus.

Surgical Triage and Timing for Patients with COVID: A Guidance Statement from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons – Annals of Thoracic Surgery

When to operate after SARS-CoV-2 infection? A review on the recent consensus recommendation of the DGC/BDC and the DGAI/BDA – Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery

Guideline Update: Timing of elective surgery and risk assessment after SARS-CoV-2 infection – “The guidance remains that patients should avoid elective surgery within 7 weeks of infection, unless the benefits of doing so exceed the risk of waiting”.

Perioperative cardiovascular considerations prior to elective noncardiac surgery in patients with a history of Covid-19.

Guideline: SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery

Study from 116 countries suggests surgery should be delayed for at least seven weeks following a COVID-19 diagnosis to reduce mortality risk

BJS commission on surgery and perioperative care post-COVID-19.

The risk of postoperative complications following major elective surgery in active or resolved COVID-19 in the United States – Major, elective surgery 0–4 weeks after Covid-19 is associated with greatly increased risk of postoperative complications; surgery performed 4–8 weeks after infection is still associated with an increased risk of pneumonia.

ASA Guidance: Preoperative testing for COVID-19 is essential, regardless of vaccination.

Position statement: Perioperative management of post-COVID-19 surgical patients.

Cohort study: Postoperative in-hospital mortality of patients with COVID-19 infection was more than double that in patients without COVID-19