A Brief Report on the Effect of Covid 19 Pandemic on Patients
Undergoing Skin Graft Surgery in a Burns Hospital from March
2019 to March 2020

Hamidreza Alizadeh Otaghvar1
, Arian Karimi Rouzbahani2,3, Golnaz Mahmoudvand2,3, Sepehr Moghaddam4
, Saina
Adiban Afkham5 and Zahra Sadat Razavi3,4

Abstract
Introduction: The Covid 19 virus has affected the lives of all people on the planet. To deal with it, the virus’s behavior at
all levels of work must be examined, as, in this article, we have tried to discuss the behavior of this virus with skin graft
surgery patients.
Methods: In this study, about 5,000 patients from March 2019 to March 2020 referred to Motahhari Burns Hospital were
about 155 candidates for skin graft surgery. Skin graft surgery involves removing a layer of a person’s skin and placing it on
the affected area. The doctor selects a matched tissue close to the affected area, removes the skin, and grafts it where it needs
to be repaired.
Results: Out of 155 patients included in this study, 101 were men and 54 were women. The patients’ age ranged from 13 to
75 years. All patients had positive PCR tests and CT scans confirming Covid 19. The success rate of surgery was 0.445 in
men and 0.388 in women.
Discussion: In some cases, reconstructive surgeries such as skin grafting may be required for patients with coronavirus. As
Iran has been among countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases. The success rate of surgery was 0.445 in men
and 0.388 in women affected by coronavirus. There is scarcity of data on the association between COVID-19 and skin
grafting success. The statistical findings of this study indicated that COVID-19 increased the likelihood of skin graft rejection
significantly.