| Autor: |
Md. Samiul Islam, Sultana Parvin, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Khan, G.M. Jahangir Hossain, A.K.M. Zahiruddin, Md Jahangir Alam, Monaim Hossen, Md Wahidur Rahman, Syed Shahidul Islam, Md Abdul Gani Mollah |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Clinical Infection in Practice, Vol 13, Iss , Pp 100131- (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2590-1702 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.clinpr.2021.100131 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients are the most challenging and feared obstacles in resuming these surgical procedures. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the proportion of asymptomatic carriers detected by RT-PCR in pre-operative orthopaedic evaluation during the peak of the second wave. Methods: 514 asymptomtomatic COVID-19 patients, negative for TOCC (Travel, Profession, Cluster, Contact) risk factors were observed retrospectively. A nasopharyFngeal RT-PCR test was obtained 48 to 72 h before the surgery in all cases. Possible risk factors for a positive test was identified. Results: The detected asymptomatic COVID-19 infection rate during the peak of the second wave among the pre-operative orthopaedic patients was 12.3%. Younger age, female gender, longer duration of admission to RT-PCR test interval were found to be significant (p= < 0.05) risk factors for asymptomatic RT-PCR to be positive. The hazard ratio (HR) for being asymptomatic RT-PCR positive was 4.3 (p = 0. 025), while the RT-PCR was performed at 14 days, but the HR increased to 9.2 (p = 0.049) when the test was performed after 45 days. Conclusion: According to our findings, pre-operative testing to rule out COVID-19 should be regarded as a critical step in preventing the disease clusters in hospitals. |
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