Preoperative screening for COVID-19: Results from a clinical diagnostic laboratory

Aydoğan, Okan; Gözün Şaylan, Ezgi; Güven, Özlem; Ayaz, Akif; Yiğitbaşı, Türkan

Preoperative screening for COVID-19: Results from a clinical diagnostic laboratory

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dc.authorid	0000-0001-8964-7131
dc.authorid	0000-0003-0394-8772
dc.authorid	0000-0001-6930-7148
dc.authorid	0000-0002-0675-1839
dc.contributor.author	Aydoğan, Okan
dc.contributor.author	Gözün Şaylan, Ezgi
dc.contributor.author	Güven, Özlem
dc.contributor.author	Ayaz, Akif
dc.contributor.author	Yiğitbaşı, Türkan
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-23T07:10:22Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-23T07:10:22Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.department	İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Temel Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.department	İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Rektörlük, Genetik Hastalıklar Değerlendirme Merkezi (MEDİGEN)
dc.department	İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Uluslararası Tıp Fakültesi, Temel Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.description.abstract	Objective: The study aimed to determine what proportion of Turkiye’s preoperative patient population has tested positive for COVID-19 and to ascertain whether the increasing or decreasing trend in the numbers of positive preoperative patients resembles the general population of Turkiye during the same period. Materials and Methods: The study cohort involved of the 14,776 patients from various services between January 1-December 31, 2021 who needed preoperative COVID-19 test reports. The patient's SARS-CoV-2 RNA's were detected with real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique. Results: SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positivity was detected in 422 (2.86%) patients, of which 59.72% (n = 252) were female and 40.28% (n = 170) were male; their mean age was 40.2 years. Of the 422 positive cases, 84.12% were young adults (18-65 years), and 9% were middle-aged (66-79 years). Positive cases involving those under the age of 18 were found to account for 5.22% (n = 22) of the total. The highest positivity rate was observed in April 2021 at 8.28% of all test requests, while the lowest positivity rate was observed in June 2021, at 0.36% of all test requests. The highest positivity rate of April was followed by March (5.07%), October (4.74%), and August (3.13%). Conclusion: In conclusion, the COVID-19 RT-PCR positivity rate in the series was detected as 2.85% in preoperative patients over the one year period. Monthly positivity rates in screening results are consistent with the number of cases seen in the general population.
dc.identifier.citation	Aydoğan, O., Gözün Şaylan, E., Güven, Ö., Ayaz, A. ve Yiğitbaşı, T. (2022). Preoperative screening for COVID-19: Results from a clinical diagnostic laboratory. Experimed, 12(3), 130-133. https://doi.org/10.26650/experimed.1183762
dc.identifier.doi	10.26650/experimed.1183762
dc.identifier.endpage	133
dc.identifier.issn	2667-5846
dc.identifier.issue	3
dc.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-85173932333
dc.identifier.scopusquality	N/A
dc.identifier.startpage	130
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.26650/experimed.1183762
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/10513
dc.identifier.volume	12
dc.indekslendigikaynak	Scopus
dc.indekslendigikaynak	TR-Dizin
dc.institutionauthor	Aydoğan, Okan
dc.institutionauthor	Gözün Şaylan, Ezgi
dc.institutionauthor	Güven, Özlem
dc.institutionauthor	Ayaz, Akif
dc.institutionauthor	Yiğitbaşı, Türkan
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Istanbul University
dc.relation.ispartof	Experimed	en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory	Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International	*
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/	*
dc.subject	COVID-19
dc.subject	Preoperative Screening
dc.subject	SARS-CoV-2
dc.subject	RT-PCR
dc.title	Preoperative screening for COVID-19: Results from a clinical diagnostic laboratory
dc.type	Article