Re-visiting preoperative SARS-CoV-2 testing using a Bayesian approach

Stephen Su Yang^{1

2}, Trong Tien Nguyen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada. stephen.yang@mail.mcgill.ca.
² Division of Critical Care, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada. stephen.yang@mail.mcgill.ca.
³ Division of Infectious Disease, St-Mary's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.

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Stephen Su Yang et al. Can J Anaesth. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;67(11):1690-1691.

doi: 10.1007/s12630-020-01767-5. Epub 2020 Jul 16.

Stephen Su Yang^{1

2}, Trong Tien Nguyen³

¹ Department of Anesthesia, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada. stephen.yang@mail.mcgill.ca.
² Division of Critical Care, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada. stephen.yang@mail.mcgill.ca.
³ Division of Infectious Disease, St-Mary's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.

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Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 screening: Can it really rule out COVID-19?
Lother SA. Lother SA. Can J Anaesth. 2020 Oct;67(10):1321-1326. doi: 10.1007/s12630-020-01746-w. Epub 2020 Jun 23. Can J Anaesth. 2020. PMID: 32578049 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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