Clinical Features and Outcome of General Surgery Patients with COVID-19 Infection in General Surgery Department

Background: COVID-19 has remarkable impacts on all aspect of healthcare system. Many centres reported a decrease emergency cases, and most the elective cases is postponed. In this study we aimed to examine demographic data, clinical profiles, outcomes subjects infected with in General Surgery Department. Methods: Seventy patients were admitted Department confirmed-COVID-19 infection during May 1, 2020 – April 31, 2021. was diagnosed using quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis. We collected patients’ data from medical records. Results: Sixty-one (87.1%) cases. Thirty-two (45.7%) treated operatively. The prevalent digestive surgery (44.3%). Most contracted before admission hospital (74.3%). found that 43 had at least 1 comordity (61.4%) 67 developed complications treatment (95.7%). There significant association between case ARDS outcome (P < 0.0001; OR = 45.000; 95% CI 5.310–381.356). no sex, age, comorbidity hypertension, diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: Comorbidity complication be highly poor