Surgery not associated with higher complications and deaths in COVID patients: Centre
New Delhi: Joint Health Secretary Lav Agrawal stated that Surgery is safe in the COVID-19 patients and is not associated with higher chances of complications or deaths
Addressing a media brief, Agrawal said that the patients irrespective of COVID infection who need surgery need not to be denied surgical intervention presently in latest variant of the same.
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Highlighting an analysis of surgeries during the current surge in COVID OT Cases in AIIMS Delhi from December 20, 2021 to January 20, 2022, Agrawal said that of the total 53 surgeries during this period, 32 were administered regional anesthesia and remaining 21 were given general anesthesia.
Out of 32 cases, 26 cases were Lower Segment Cesarean Sections (LSCS). But, no complications during surgery and immediate post operative periods were found, he said. In other cases also, no deaths and and complications were reported, he underlined.
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