Table I.
Preoperative patient characteristics
| Patients (N = 31) | |
|---|---|
| Age (y) | 64 (58–70) |
| Comorbidities | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26 (22–29) |
| Smoker (n, %) | 19 (61) |
| Cardiovascular disease (n, %) | 6 (19) |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 22 (71) |
| Diabetes (n, %) | 8 (26) |
| Chronic kidney disease (n, %) | 1 (3) |
| COPD (n, %) | 3 (9) |
| Severe asthma (n, %) | 0 (0) |
| Cirrhosis (n, %) | 5 (16) |
| Immunosuppressive treatment (n, %) | 2 (7) |
| Chemotherapy (n, %) | 5 (16) |
| ASA 1 (n, %) | 6 (19) |
| ASA 2 (n, %) | 14 (45) |
| ASA 3 (n, %) | 11 (36) |
| Patient status | |
| Home (n, %) | 18 (58) |
| Hospital ward (n, %) | 5 (16) |
| ICU (n, %) | 1 (3) |
| Emergency admission (n, %) | 3 (10) |
| Transfer from another hospital (n, %) | 4 (13) |
| Surgical setting | |
| Emergency (n, %) | 8 (26) |
| Elective oncologic (n, %) | 18 (58) |
| Elective nononcologic (n, %) | 5 (16) |
| Preoperative screening | |
| Fever (n, %) | 0 (0) |
| Cough (n, %) | 1 (3) |
| Anosmia (n, %) | 0(0) |
| RT-PCR and chest CT-scan (n, %) | 30 (97) |
| RT-PCR only (n, %) | 1 (3) |
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists scoring of operative risk.