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  • Surgical Oncology
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated reorganizing healthcare to protect vulnerable surgical patients from SARS-CoV-2.
  • Establishing "COVID-19-free" hospitals or units aimed to minimize exposure risk for patients undergoing surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the impact of dedicated "COVID-19-free" pathways on reducing SARS-CoV-2 transmission risks.
  • To assess the effect of these pathways on postoperative complication rates in colorectal surgery patients.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 264 consecutive colorectal surgery patients from two Italian centers (November 2019 - July 2020).
  • Patients were divided into pre-pandemic (November 2019 - March 2020) and during-pandemic (April - July 2020) groups.
  • Comparison of postoperative complication rates between the two groups, with adjustment for surgical approach and patient isolation.

Main Results:

  • The during-pandemic group (Group 2) showed significantly lower rates of general postoperative complications (21.9% vs 34.5%) and surgical complications (14.6% vs 25%).
  • A higher proportion of surgeries in Group 2 were for malignancy (92.7% vs 72%).
  • Minimally invasive approaches and patient isolation were independently associated with reduced postoperative complications.

Conclusions:

  • "COVID-19-free" surgical pathways were significantly associated with lower postoperative morbidity in elective colorectal surgery.
  • This organizational strategy effectively mitigated risks in a high-risk surgical population during the pandemic.