Thoracotomy
Conditions
Keywords
Thoracotomy, covid infection, complication
Brief summary
Covid-19 infection has caused delay in many surgeries. Besides Covid -19 infection may be a potential problem in especially major surgeries such as thoracotomies. Surgery timing, complications, intensive care unit stay and vaccination status are important issues that should be learned from post-covid cases.The aim of the study is to learn lessons from post-covid thoracotomy cases.
Detailed description
Patients who had covid-19 infection before thoracotomy were assessed by their datas, Postoperative complications, intensive care unit stay, vaccine status, time period between covid infection and surgery were collected from patients' files and statistical analysis performed.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* undergoing thoracotomy * had covid infection before surgery
Exclusion criteria
* age under 18 * missing data
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| number of patients who had postoperative complication | 3 days | number of patients who had postoperative complication |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)