Studies from New York University (NYU) Update Current Data on COVID-19 (Clinical Outcomes of 2019 Covid-19 Positive Patients Who Underwent Surgery: a New York City Experience)

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2021 MAY 07 (NewsRx)-By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Disease Prevention Daily-Investigators discuss new findings in Coronavirus - COVID-19. According to news originating from New York City, New York, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic has led to a halt in elective surgeries throughout the United States and many other countries throughout the world. Early reports suggest that COVID-19 patients undergoing surgery have an increased risk of requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission and overall mortality." Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from New York University (NYU), "A retrospective review was performed of all COVID-19, positive with polymerase chain reaction confirmation, patients who had surgery between February 17, 2020 and April 26, 2020 at a major New York City hospital. Clinical characteristics and outcomes including ICU admission, ventilator requirement, and mortality were analyzed. Thirty-nine COVID-19 surgical patients were identified. Mean age was 53.9 y, and there were more men than women in the cohort (56.4% versus 43.6%).