• Ellen M Soffin, Marie-Jacqueline Reisener, Douglas E Padgett, Bryan T Kelly, Andrew A Sama, Jiaqi Zhu, Stephan N Salzmann, Erika Chiapparelli, Ichiro Okano, Lisa Oezel, Andy O Miller, Frank P Cammisa, Federico P Girardi, and Alexander P Hughes.
• Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management (Dr Soffin); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine Care Institute (Dr Reisener, Dr Sama, Dr Salzmann, Dr Chiapparelli, Dr Okano, Dr Oezel, Dr Cammisa, Dr Girardi, Dr Hughes); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hip and Knee Arthroplasty (Dr Padgett); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine (Dr Kelly); Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics Core (Ms Zhu); Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases (Dr Miller), Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany (Dr Oezel).
• J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2021 Jun 1; 63 (6): 521-527.

ObjectiveWe measured the seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies among surgeons and anesthesiologists and associated antibody status with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) clinical illness.MethodsA cross-sectional study of SARS-CoV-2 IgG seroprevalence with a survey assessing demographics, SARS-CoV-2 exposure risk, and COVID-19 illness. The primary outcome was the period prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies associated with COVID-19 illness.ResultsOne hundred forty three surgeons and anesthesiologists completed both serology and survey testing. We found no significant relationships between antibody status and clinical role (anesthesiologist, surgeon), mode of commuting to work, other practice settings, or place of residence. SARS-CoV-2 IgG seroprevalence was 9.8%. Positive IgG status was highly correlated with presence of symptoms of COVID-19 illness.ConclusionsThese results suggest the relative safety of surgeons and anesthesiologists where personal protective equipment (PPE) is available and infection control protocols are implemented.Copyright © 2021 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

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