Table 4.
Patient PCR data, symptoms and prevalence
| Group I (n = 1273) | Group II (n = 476) | |
|---|---|---|
| Preoperative period | ||
| The number of PCR test, n (%) | ||
| Total | 232 (18.2) | 110 (23.1) |
| Positive | 15 (6.5) | 2 (1.8) |
| The number of CT, n (%) | ||
| Total | 151 (11.9) | 78 (16.4) |
| Positive infiltration | 34 (22.5) | 26 (30.8) |
| Patients who have only clinical symptoms, n (%) | 4 (0.3) | 0 (0.2) |
| Treated patients, n (%) | 39 (3.1) | 28 (5.9) |
| Prevalence (%) | 3.1 | 5.9 |
| Symptoms, n (%) | ||
| Cough | 18 (46.2) | 7 (28.0) |
| Fever | 14 (35.9) | 5 (20.0) |
| Arthralgia | 8 (20.5) | 3 (12.0) |
| Throat ache | 3 (7.7) | 1 (4.0) |
| Neurological findings | 2 (5.1) | 1 (4.0) |
| Diarrhoea | 2 (5.1) | 1 (4.0) |
| Anosmia | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Postoperative period | ||
| Group I (n = 1273) | Group II (n = 476) | |
| The number of PCR test, n (%) | ||
| Total | 47 (3.7) | 18 (3.8) |
| Positive | 2 (4.3) | 2 (11.1) |
| The number of CT, n (%) | ||
| Total | 19 (3.0) | 18 (4.2) |
| Positive infiltration | 3 (15.8) | 1 (5.6) |
| Patients who have only clinical symptoms, n (%) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Treated patients, n (%) | 4 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) |
| Prevalence (%) | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Symptoms, n (%) | ||
| Cough | 3 (75.0) | 2 (100.0) |
| Fever | 2 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) |
| Arthralgia | 1 (25.0) | 1 (50.0) |
| Throat ache | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Neurological findings | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Diarrhoea | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Anosmia | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Group II, intervention patients; group I, surgical patients; CT, computed tomography; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.