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Kavanagh FG, Brinkman D, James DL, O’Neill S, Murphy C, O’Riordan I, O’Flanagan G, Lang B, Keogh I, Lang E, Casserly P, Russell J, O’Brien D, Sheahan P. Outcomes of preoperative real-time polymerase chain reaction testing for SARS CoV-2 in elective otolaryngology surgical patients during the pandemic: a prospective cohort study. Br J Surg 2021; 108:znab266. [PMID: 34426824 PMCID: PMC8499765 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is used to rule out SARS-CoV-2 prior to surgery, however few studies have evaluated patients with negative testing after surgery. Some 499 patients with negative tests were followed for 14 days after surgery, 39 were retested but none developed positive RT-PCR after operation. The risk of developing a positive RT-PCR after surgery was 0.74 per cent.
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Affiliation(s)
- F G Kavanagh
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, Republic of Ireland
- Institute of Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Children’s Health Ireland @ Crumlin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Children’s Health Ireland @ Crumlin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, Republic of Ireland
- ENTO Research Unit, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
- Department of Surgery, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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