Table 3. Postoperative Patient Outcomes.
CTPA: computed tomography pulmonary angiogram; GP: general practitioner; ITU: intensive care unit; IV: intravenous; RT-PCR: reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
| Patient Outcomes | Management | Number (%) N = 104 |
| Postoperative COVID-19 infection | None | 0 (0.00%) |
| ITU admissions | None | 0 (0.00%) |
| In-hospital deaths | None | 0 (0.00%) |
| Postoperative complications | Management | Number (%) N = 104 |
| Pulmonary embolism | Rivaroxaban for 3 months | 2 (1.92%) |
| Transient ischemic attack | Self-resolved; readmitted for elective carotid endarterectomy | 1 (0.96%) |
| Chest pain | Self-resolved; non-cardiac, non-pulmonary | 1 (0.96%) |
| Fast atrial fibrillation (AF) new diagnosis | Beta blockers. Incidental finding of pheochromocytoma on CTPA requiring readmission to a tertiary centre for management | 1 (0.96%) |
| Postoperative pyrexia | Negative RT-PCR swab and septic screen | 3 (2.88%) |
| Deep joint infection (total knee replacement) | Readmitted for open washout of prosthetic joint | 1 (0.96%) |
| Superficial wound infection post-knee arthroscopy | 1 treated with oral antibiotics; 1 readmitted for 24 hour IV antibiotics | 2 (1.92%) |
| Oozy wound | 5 treated with pressure dressings; 1 required transfusion of blood products | 6 (5.77%) |
| Symptomatic anaemia | Red blood cell transfusion | 4 (3.85%) |
| Postoperative hypoglycaemia | GP referral for endocrine review | 1 (0.96%) |
| Aborted surgery (irreparable chronic tear of pectoralis major tendon) | Referred to a tertiary centre | 1 (0.96%) |