Favorable postoperative outcomes for children with COVID-19 infection undergoing surgical intervention: Experience at a free-standing children's hospital

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Surgical outcomes inchildren with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis

“…These authors concluded no increase in 30-day mortality or pulmonary complications among children with perioperative infection. Mehl et al and Nepegodiev also concluded children with perioperative infection were not at increased risk for complications 9 , 12 . These two studies did not include matched controls and were based solely on observed post-operative complication rates among infected children.…”

“…Retrospective studies have found that adult surgical patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection are at higher risk for postoperative pulmonary complications and mortality 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 . However, the risk for pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection undergoing surgery is not well understood, though several studies have sought to understand this question 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 . Our study was completed in the United States where vaccinations recently became available for children 5 years or older, leaving a portion of the pediatric population vulnerable to infection while approval for younger children is considered 13 .…”

Statewide Impact of the COVID Pandemic on Pediatric Appendicitis in California: A Multicenter Study

“…However, there is some data to suggest that children with COVID-19 infection have similar presentations and outcomes as those without. 4 , 15 Lastly, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, the presentation and management of pediatric patients with acute appendicitis may shift as well and should continue to be studied.…”

Systematic Review on COVID-19 Readmission and Risk Factors: Future of Machine Learning in COVID-19 Readmission Studies

“…The readmission and mortality rates differ from each other, with the highest readmission rate of 19.9% by Donnelly et al and the lowest of 4.5% by Yeo et al For mortality rate, the highest mortality rate is 13% by Robinson-Lane et al, while according to research by Mehl et al, there was no mortality found throughout the research. For the outcomes of the research using machine learning approach, the predictive performance, area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve - readmission is 0.871 (95% CI, 0.830–0.917), while the area under the precision-recall curve – readmission is 0.504 (95% CI, 0.388–0.604) ( 19 ).…”