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Alasdair Ball

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SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study

2021

SARS-CoV-2 has been associated with an increased rate of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients. Since surgical patients are already at higher risk of venous thromboembolism than general populations, this study aimed to determine if patients with peri-operative or prior SARS-CoV-2 were at further increased risk of venous thromboembolism. We conducted a planned sub-study and analysis from an international, multicentre, prospective cohort study of elective and emergency patients undergoing surgery during October 2020. Patients from all surgical specialties were included. The primary outcome measure was venous thromboembolism (pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis) within 30 da…

Malepulmonary embolismInternationalitySettore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALEDeep veinVascular damage Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 16]infectious diseasesCardiovascularSARS‐CoV‐2surgeryCOVID-19 ; SARS-CoV-2 ; deep vein thrombosis ; pulmonary embolism ; venous thromboembolismCohort StudiesPostoperative ComplicationsAnesthesiologyMedicine and Health SciencesProspective Studies610 Medicine & healthProspective cohort studyLung11 Medical and Health SciencesConfoundingHematologyMiddle AgedThrombosis17 Psychology and Cognitive SciencesCOVID-19; deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; SARS-CoV-2; venous thromboembolismPulmonary embolismCOVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; venous thromboembolism.medicine.anatomical_structureCohortCOVID-19/complicationsPostoperative Complications/etiologyOriginal ArticleFemalePatient SafetyLife Sciences & BiomedicineCOVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; venous thromboembolismHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentClinical Sciencesvenous thromboembolism610 Medicine & healthGlobalSurg CollaborativeVenous Thromboembolism/etiologydeep vein thrombosisNOCOVIDSurg CollaborativeYoung AdultMedicine General & InternalAge DistributionClinical ResearchCOVID‐19General & Internal MedicinemedicineHumansSex DistributionAgedScience & Technologybusiness.industrySARS-CoV-2PreventionNeurosciencesdeep vein thrombosiCOVID-19PneumoniaOdds ratioOriginal Articlesmedicine.diseaseSurgeryReconstructive and regenerative medicine Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 10]Prospective StudieGood Health and Well BeingAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineHuman medicinePostoperative ComplicationCohort StudiebusinessVenous thromboembolism[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology
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Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis

2022

Abstract Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capita…

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Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study

2021

We aimed to determine the impact of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery during the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We performed an international prospective cohort study including patients undergoing elective surgery in October 2020. Isolation was defined as the period before surgery during which patients did not leave their house or receive visitors from outside their household. The primary outcome was postoperative pulmonary complications, adjusted in multivariable models for measured confounders. Pre-defined sub-group analyses were performed for the primary outcome. A total of 96,454 patients from 114 countries were included and overall, 26…

Lung DiseasesMaleInternationalitySARS-Cov-2 ; COVID-19 ; surgery ; pathways ; pre-operative isolationSettore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALEVascular damage Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 16]pathwaysLung DiseaseESTUDOS PROSPECTIVOSCohort StudiesPatient IsolationsurgeryPostoperative Complications80 and overProspective StudiesProspective cohort study610 Medicine & healthAged 80 and overSARS-Cov-2; COVID-19; surgery; pathways; pre-operative isolationIncidence (epidemiology)Treatment OutcomeElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleElective Surgical ProcedureCohort studyHumanpre-operative isolationmedicine.medical_specialtyIsolation (health care)SARS-Cov-2Preoperative careNOCOVID-19; SARS-Cov-2; pathways; pre-operative isolation; surgeryAnesthesiologyPreoperative CaremedicineHumansElective surgeryLS7_4AgedElective Surgical Procedurebusiness.industrypathwayCOVID-19SurgeryReconstructive and regenerative medicine Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 10]Prospective StudieAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineHuman medicinePostoperative ComplicationCohort Studiebusiness[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology
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