Oral and Nasal Decontamination for COVID-19 Patients: More Harm Than Good?

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Duncan Maguire. Anesth Analg. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;131(1):e26-e27.

doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004853.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, ummaguid@myumanitoba.ca.

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In Response: 'Perioperative COVID-19 Defense: An Evidence-Based Approach for Optimization of Infection Control and Operating Room Management'.
Loftus RW, Dexter F, Parra MC, Brown JR. Loftus RW, et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Jul;131(1):e27-e28. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004854. Anesth Analg. 2020. PMID: 32250978 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Perioperative COVID-19 Defense: An Evidence-Based Approach for Optimization of Infection Control and Operating Room Management.
Dexter F, Parra MC, Brown JR, Loftus RW. Dexter F, et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Jul;131(1):37-42. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004829. Anesth Analg. 2020. PMID: 32217947 Free PMC article. Review.

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