Perioperative Mortality of the COVID-19 Recovered Patient Compared to a Matched Control: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Aziz M, Schenning K, Koike S, O’Glasser A, O’Reilly-Shah V, Sera V, Mathis M, Naik B, Taicher B, Colquhoun D, Freundlich R, Schonberger R, Domino K, Chen L, Pace N. Perioperative Mortality of the COVID-19 Recovered Patient Compared to a Matched Control: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesthesiology 2023, 140: 195-206. PMID: 37844271, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryPulmonary complicationsKidney injuryIncreased riskPerioperative mortalityExposed patientsCOVID-19 infectionIncreased 30-day mortality riskElective surgeryIncreased risk of acute kidney injuryIncreased risk of pulmonary complicationsRisk of acute kidney injuryMortality riskPositive testRisk of pulmonary complicationsRisk of perioperative mortalityRetrospective observational cohort studyThirty-day mortalityCOVID-19-recovered patientsCohort of patientsExposure to COVID-19 infectionIncreased risk of mortalityAssociated with increased mortality riskObservational cohort studyElective inpatient surgery