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Editorial
. 2020 Mar 31:14:8.
doi: 10.1186/s13037-020-00235-9. eCollection 2020.

How to risk-stratify elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Philip F Stahel  1
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Editorial

How to risk-stratify elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Philip F Stahel. Patient Saf Surg. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Elective surgery; Emergency preparedness; Resource utilization.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interestsThe author is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal (www.pssjournal.com). There are no other conflicts of interest related to this editorial.

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Proposed decision-making algorithm for risk-stratification of elective surgical procedures based on the underlying surgical indication and predicted resource utilization during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; CHF, chronic heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COVID, corona virus disease; ICU, intensive care unit; IP, inpatient; PACU, post-anesthesia care unit; PRBC, packed red blood cells; SNF, skilled nursing facility; SOB, shortness of breath
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