RESUMO A pandemia causada pelo novo coronavírus (SARS-COV-2) alterou a rotina de pacientes, profissionais e serviços de saúde em todo o mundo levando ao adiamento ou suspensão de muitos procedimentos cirúrgicos. Muitos serviços implementaram protocolos de triagem sistemática pré-operatória para SARS-COV-2. No entanto, segue incerta a eficácia da triagem sistemática de pacientes assintomáticos para SARS-COV-2 quando comparada com outras medidas de mitigação como o uso de máscaras e o distanciamento social apesar da aparente sensação de segurança conferida pela testagem pré-operatória de pacientes para SARS-COV-2. Sendo assim, descrevemos a experiência de dois anos de um hospital pediátrico (n=7.199) na triagem sistemática pré-operatória para SARS-COV-2 e comparamos a taxa de positividade mensal reportada pelo serviço em relação a taxa de positividade mensal regional do Estado de São Paulo. No período de Abril de 2020 a Fevereiro de 2022 houveram 187 (2,56%) RT-PCR positivos para COVID-19 dos quais 62.1% assintomáticos. Os sintomas mais comuns foram coriza (10,7%), febre (10%) e diarreia (8,7%). Dois pacientes faleceram em decorrência de sintomas relacionados a COVID-19. Mais estudos são necessários para determinar o impacto da testagem pré-operatória de RT-PCR para SARS-COV-2 em pacientes assintomáticos na mitigação da transmissão intra-hospitalar e na morbidade cirúrgica.

ABSTRACT The novel coronavirus SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic dramatically changed the workflow of healthcare professionals around the world. Surgical procedures were withheld and postponed in a scenario of fear and uncertainty. Despite numerous medical institutions having swiftly and widely implemented pre-operative screening protocols, cost-effective studies remain scarce specially when comparing to other mitigation measures such as the donning of masks and social distancing measures. The objective of our study is to report the monthly positivity rates of SARS-COV-2 infection in our service and compare our data with monthly positivity rates reported by the State Health Department. Between April, 2020, to February, 2022, 7,199 patients had the RT-PCR for SARS-COV-2 collected, with 187 (2.59%) testing positive for COVID-19. Most of them (62.1%) were asymptomatic. The most common symptoms were coryza (10.7%), fever (10%), and diarrhea (8.7%). Nonetheless, there were two deaths due to COVID-19 reported in our center. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the impact of pre-operative screening for SARS-COV-2 in asymptomatic patients.

Abstract Paper aims This work presents a multi-objective method based on goal programming associated with non-Archimedean infinitesimal (NAI) (Improved Weighted Goal Programming method, input-oriented IWGP-MCDEA-BCC). Originality The MCDEA is applied for the first time in a large agricultural company (over 11 hectares). A new method is proposed which consists of an improvement on input-oriented WGP-MCDEA-BCC approaches. Research method The performance of the proposed method was compared to the classic Data Envelopment Analysis and the Weighted sum Goal Programming methods. The case study comprises an agricultural company located in the São Francisco Valley (Brazil). Main findings The proposed method can help decision makers to improve efficiency in the production of different types of fruits. Implications for theory and practice The proposed model is capable of overcoming the deficiencies associated with classical DEA and allows the company to identify effective ways to increase productivity by reducing input costs.