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. 2021 Nov 18;275(2):242–246. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005308

TABLE 1.

Postoperative Outcomes

Outcomes Pre-Covid-19 Surgery Before January 1, 2020 (n = 2621) Peri-Covid-19 Surgery 0 to 4 Weeks After Covid-19 (n = 780) Early Post-Covid-19 Surgery 4 to 8 Weeks After Covid-19 (n = 445) Late Post-Covid-19 Surgery at Least 8 Weeks After Covid-19 (n = 1633) P Value
Postoperative pneumonia 33 (1.3%) 57 (7.3%) 11 (2.5%) 23 (1.4%) <0.001
Postoperative respiratory failure 62 (2.4%) 57 (7.3%) 11 (2.5%) 45 (2.8%) <0.001
Postoperative pulmonary embolism 18 (0.7%) 14 (1.8%) 3 (0.7%) 16 (1.0%) 0.039
Postoperative sepsis 30 (1.1%) 33 (4.2%) 9 (2.0%) 20 (1.2%) <0.001
Postoperative arrhythmia 50 (1.9%) 13 (1.7%) 13 (2.9%) 37 (2.3%) 0.41
Postoperative renal failure 68 (2.6%) 36 (4.6%) 10 (2.3%) 58 (3.6%) 0.017
Postoperative urinary tract infection 69 (2.6%) 22 (2.8%) 11 (2.5%) 46 (2.8%) 0.097
Postoperative deep vein thrombosis 35 (1.3%) 15 (1.9%) 6 (1.4%) 28 (1.7%) 0.59
Any postoperative complication 270 (10.3%) 131 (16.8%) 52 (11.7%) 183 (11.2%) <0.001