Preoperative COVID-19 Testing for Elective Ophthalmological Procedure in a Tertiary Health Care Centre: Our Experience During the Pandemic

Mrityunjay Singh, Harinder Singh Sethi, Sukriti Gupta, Ram Kishan Duvesh, Mayuresh Naik Department of Ophthalmology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence: Ram Kishan DuveshDepartment of Ophthalmology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India, Tel +91 9654530391Email may...

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Autores principales:	Singh M, Sethi HS, Gupta S, Duvesh RK, Naik M
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2021
Materias:	1. covid-19 2. elective procedure 3. phacoemulsification Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:143dca33cbf346d898fd3098e1b233c32021-12-02T19:12:45ZPreoperative COVID-19 Testing for Elective Ophthalmological Procedure in a Tertiary Health Care Centre: Our Experience During the Pandemic1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/143dca33cbf346d898fd3098e1b233c32021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/preoperative-covid-19-testing-for-elective-ophthalmological-procedure--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Mrityunjay Singh, Harinder Singh Sethi, Sukriti Gupta, Ram Kishan Duvesh, Mayuresh Naik Department of Ophthalmology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence: Ram Kishan DuveshDepartment of Ophthalmology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India, Tel +91 9654530391Email mayureshpnaik@gmail.comBackground: To study the prevalence of coronavirus infection among asymptomatic patients requiring eye surgery and the role of screening in prevention of spread of infection among the healthcare workers.Design: The prospective observational study was conducted in the Ophthalmology department of a tertiary care center in Delhi from September 2020 to December 2020.Setting: Patients requiring elective ophthalmological procedures in a tertiary care hospital were screened for coronavirus using the RT-PCR method. Testing methods and results were documented.Results: Among the 218 asymptomatic patients posted for elective surgery in that period, 16 (7.3%) were found to be positive for COVID-19. Those who tested positive were advised home isolation and surgery was postponed for the next 14 days. No complications were reported in these patients. One health-care worker also tested positive for COVID-19 during our study period.Conclusion: In our study, 1 out of 14 asymptomatic patients were found to be carriers for the novel virus. Asymptomatic COVID-infected patients may lead to transmission of the virus inside the hospital among the visiting patients and hospital staff while they have no adverse effect on the surgery and its outcome.Keywords: COVID-19, elective procedure, phacoemulsificationSingh MSethi HSGupta SDuvesh RKNaik MDove Medical Pressarticle1. covid-19 2. elective procedure 3. phacoemulsificationOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol Volume 15, Pp 3841-3845 (2021)
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spellingShingle	1. covid-19 2. elective procedure 3. phacoemulsification Ophthalmology RE1-994 Singh M Sethi HS Gupta S Duvesh RK Naik M Preoperative COVID-19 Testing for Elective Ophthalmological Procedure in a Tertiary Health Care Centre: Our Experience During the Pandemic
description	Mrityunjay Singh, Harinder Singh Sethi, Sukriti Gupta, Ram Kishan Duvesh, Mayuresh Naik Department of Ophthalmology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence: Ram Kishan DuveshDepartment of Ophthalmology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India, Tel +91 9654530391Email mayureshpnaik@gmail.comBackground: To study the prevalence of coronavirus infection among asymptomatic patients requiring eye surgery and the role of screening in prevention of spread of infection among the healthcare workers.Design: The prospective observational study was conducted in the Ophthalmology department of a tertiary care center in Delhi from September 2020 to December 2020.Setting: Patients requiring elective ophthalmological procedures in a tertiary care hospital were screened for coronavirus using the RT-PCR method. Testing methods and results were documented.Results: Among the 218 asymptomatic patients posted for elective surgery in that period, 16 (7.3%) were found to be positive for COVID-19. Those who tested positive were advised home isolation and surgery was postponed for the next 14 days. No complications were reported in these patients. One health-care worker also tested positive for COVID-19 during our study period.Conclusion: In our study, 1 out of 14 asymptomatic patients were found to be carriers for the novel virus. Asymptomatic COVID-infected patients may lead to transmission of the virus inside the hospital among the visiting patients and hospital staff while they have no adverse effect on the surgery and its outcome.Keywords: COVID-19, elective procedure, phacoemulsification
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title	Preoperative COVID-19 Testing for Elective Ophthalmological Procedure in a Tertiary Health Care Centre: Our Experience During the Pandemic
title_short	Preoperative COVID-19 Testing for Elective Ophthalmological Procedure in a Tertiary Health Care Centre: Our Experience During the Pandemic
title_full	Preoperative COVID-19 Testing for Elective Ophthalmological Procedure in a Tertiary Health Care Centre: Our Experience During the Pandemic
title_fullStr	Preoperative COVID-19 Testing for Elective Ophthalmological Procedure in a Tertiary Health Care Centre: Our Experience During the Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed	Preoperative COVID-19 Testing for Elective Ophthalmological Procedure in a Tertiary Health Care Centre: Our Experience During the Pandemic
title_sort	preoperative covid-19 testing for elective ophthalmological procedure in a tertiary health care centre: our experience during the pandemic
publisher	Dove Medical Press
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Preoperative COVID-19 Testing for Elective Ophthalmological Procedure in a Tertiary Health Care Centre: Our Experience During the Pandemic

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