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Background: The recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China has rapidly spread throughout the world and there are many reports of symptoms ranging from malaise to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by this infection. However, few reports have been discussed surgical outcomes in COVID-19 patients.
Case Presentation: In this report, we described a case of an elderly female developed with postoperative pulmonary complications after uneventful elective minor surgery. The patient was asymptomatic before the operation with no history of cough or fever. After surgery, the patient developed respiratory distress and chest radiological imaging revealed bilateral ground-glass opacities. It seems any type of surgeries requiring local anesthesia or general anesthesia may contribute to worsening outcomes in patients with covid19.
Keywords: COVID-19, coronavirus, pneumonia, surgery, ARDS, CVD.
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Title:Postoperative COVID-19 Pneumonia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Case Report
Volume: 21 Issue: 6
Author(s): Ali Asadollahi-Amin, Elnaz Shahmohamadi, Mehrdad Hasibi, Maryam Moosivand, Maryam Taghizadeh and Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi*
Affiliation:
- Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,Iran
Keywords: COVID-19, coronavirus, pneumonia, surgery, ARDS, CVD.
Abstract: Background: The recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China has rapidly spread throughout the world and there are many reports of symptoms ranging from malaise to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by this infection. However, few reports have been discussed surgical outcomes in COVID-19 patients.
Case Presentation: In this report, we described a case of an elderly female developed with postoperative pulmonary complications after uneventful elective minor surgery. The patient was asymptomatic before the operation with no history of cough or fever. After surgery, the patient developed respiratory distress and chest radiological imaging revealed bilateral ground-glass opacities. It seems any type of surgeries requiring local anesthesia or general anesthesia may contribute to worsening outcomes in patients with covid19.
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Asadollahi-Amin Ali , Shahmohamadi Elnaz , Hasibi Mehrdad , Moosivand Maryam , Taghizadeh Maryam and Seyed Alinaghi Seyed Ahmad *, Postoperative COVID-19 Pneumonia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Case Report, Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets 2021; 21 (6) : e170721187877 . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871526520999201111195845
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871526520999201111195845 |
Print ISSN 1871-5265 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3989 |
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