Selim CEVHER, Tayfun ŞAHİN, Mehmet Barış ÜÇER

Elektif Katarakt Ameliyatı Öncesinde Covid-19 RT-PCR Testi Yapılmalı mı? Prevelans ve Maliyet Analizi Işığında Bir Çalışma

Amaç: Elektif katarakt ameliyatı planlanan hastalarda asemptomatik Covid-19 seroprevalansını, Covid-19'un katarakt ameliyatına maliyet etkilerini ve tarama testinin ameliyat öncesi rutin olarak kullanılmasının etkilerini tartışmak amaçlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Covid-19, Katarakt Cerrahisi, Seroprevalans, Tedavi Maliyeti, Ameliyat öncesi testler

Should Covid-19 RT-PCR Test Be Performed Before Elective Cataract Surgery? A study In the Light of Prevalence and Cost Analysis

Objective: It was aimed to argue the asymptomatic Covid-19 seroprevalence in patients scheduled for elective cataract surgery, to investigate the cost effects of Covid-19 on cataract surgery, and the effects of routinely using the screening test before surgery.

Keywords:

Covid-19, Cataract Surgery, Seroprevalence, Cost of Treatment, Preoperative testing,

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