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Comment
. 2020 Jul;131(1):e27-e28.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004854.

In Response: 'Perioperative COVID-19 Defense: An Evidence-Based Approach for Optimization of Infection Control and Operating Room Management'

Randy W Loftus  1 , Franklin Dexter, Michelle C Parra, Jeremiah R Brown
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In Response: 'Perioperative COVID-19 Defense: An Evidence-Based Approach for Optimization of Infection Control and Operating Room Management'

Randy W Loftus et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Jul.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: R. W. Loftus reported research funding from Sage Medical Inc, BBraun, Draeger, and Kenall, has one or more patents pending, and is a partner of RDB Bioinformatics, LLC, and 1055 N 115th St #301, Omaha, NE 68154, a company that owns OR PathTrac, and has spoken at educational meetings sponsored by Kenall (AORN) and BBraun (APIC). M. C. Parra is affiliated with RDB Bioinformatics, LLC, as R. W. Loftus’ spouse. The remaining authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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