Preoperative COVID-19 RT-PCR Testing of Asymptomatic Patients for Ophthalmic Surgery: Experience from Two Tertiary Referral Centers

Yılmaz Tuğan, Büşra; GÜRBOSTAN, NAZİFE GİZEM; Karabaş, Levent; Saygılı, Oğuzhan; Gungor, Kivanc; Önder Tokuç, Ecem; Seyyar, Sevim Ayça; Güray, Ahmet Burak

doi:10.37845/ret.vit.2023.32.4

Preoperative COVID-19 RT-PCR Testing of Asymptomatic Patients for Ophthalmic Surgery: Experience from Two Tertiary Referral Centers

Ecem Önder TOKUÇ, (Kocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Kocaeli, Türkiye)

Sevim Ayça Seyyar, (Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Oftalmoloji Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye)

Levent KARABAŞ, (Kocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Kocaeli, Türkiye)

Oğuzhan Saygılı, (Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Oftalmoloji Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye)

Kivanc Gungor, (Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Oftalmoloji Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye)

Ahmet Burak Güray, (Kocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Kocaeli, Türkiye)

Büşra YILMAZ TUĞAN, (Kocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Kocaeli, Türkiye)

NAZİFE GİZEM GÜRBOSTAN (Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Oftalmoloji Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye)

Retina-Vitreus

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Yıl: 2023 Cilt: 32 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 22 - 29 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.37845/ret.vit.2023.32.4 İndeks Tarihi: 06-07-2023

Preoperative COVID-19 RT-PCR Testing of Asymptomatic Patients for Ophthalmic Surgery: Experience from Two Tertiary Referral Centers

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate how prevalent asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 virus infection (COVID-19) is among patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery at two tertiary referral hospitals. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included patients without COVID-19 symptoms who underwent preoperative screening using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) before ophthalmic surgery at the Kocaeli University and Gaziantep University departments of ophthalmology [between September 1, 2020, and December 15, 2020 (group 1); between March 1, 2021, and May 30, 2021 (group 2)]. Patients scheduled for surgery and followed up in the retina, glaucoma, pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, cataract and refractive surgery, and cornea departments were examined. Results: RT-PCR was positive for SARS-CoV-2 in 12 (1.4%) of 840 patients in group 1 and 7 (1.1%) out of 600 patients in group 2. None of the patients were symptomatic of COVID-19. The majority of the patients were scheduled for retina or cataract and refractive surgery in both groups (group 1; retina: 29.2%, cataract and refractive: 57.0%, group-2; retina: 31.3%, cataract and refractive: 54.5%). SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing was positive for seven patients in group 1 (7/245, 2.9%) and five patients in group 2 (5/188, 2.6%) who were scheduled for retinal surgery. Conclusions: The necessity, availability, and practicality of COVID-19 RT-PCR testing prior to ophthalmic surgeries varies depending on the protocols of each institution. COVID-19 RT-PCR testing is suggested especially before vitreoretinal surgeries and general anesthesia procedures, because of the difficulty in managing postoperative complications.

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APA	Önder Tokuç E, Seyyar S, Karabaş L, Saygılı O, Gungor K, Güray A, Yılmaz Tuğan B, GÜRBOSTAN N (2023). Preoperative COVID-19 RT-PCR Testing of Asymptomatic Patients for Ophthalmic Surgery: Experience from Two Tertiary Referral Centers. Retina-Vitreus, 32(1), 22 - 29. 10.37845/ret.vit.2023.32.4
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IEEE	Önder Tokuç E,Seyyar S,Karabaş L,Saygılı O,Gungor K,Güray A,Yılmaz Tuğan B,GÜRBOSTAN N "Preoperative COVID-19 RT-PCR Testing of Asymptomatic Patients for Ophthalmic Surgery: Experience from Two Tertiary Referral Centers." Retina-Vitreus, 32, ss.22 - 29, 2023. 10.37845/ret.vit.2023.32.4
ISNAD	Önder Tokuç, Ecem vd. "Preoperative COVID-19 RT-PCR Testing of Asymptomatic Patients for Ophthalmic Surgery: Experience from Two Tertiary Referral Centers". Retina-Vitreus 32/1 (2023), 22-29. https://doi.org/10.37845/ret.vit.2023.32.4