COVID-19 testing processes and patient protections for resumption of elective surgery

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.009

Editorial

. 2021 Jan;221(1):49-52.

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.009. Epub 2020 Jul 18.

COVID-19 testing processes and patient protections for resumption of elective surgery

Michael Schlosser¹, Heather Signorelli², William Gregg², Kimberly Korwek³, Kenneth Sands²

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¹ HCA Healthcare, One Park Plaza, Nashville TN, 37203, United States. Electronic address: Michael.schlosser@hcahealthcare.com.
² HCA Healthcare, One Park Plaza, Nashville TN, 37203, United States.
³ HCA Healthcare, One Park Plaza, Nashville TN, 37203, United States. Electronic address: kimberly.korwek@hcahealthcare.com.

PMID: 32736801
PMCID: PMC7367801
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.009

Editorial

COVID-19 testing processes and patient protections for resumption of elective surgery

Michael Schlosser et al. Am J Surg. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;221(1):49-52.

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.009. Epub 2020 Jul 18.

Authors

Michael Schlosser¹, Heather Signorelli², William Gregg², Kimberly Korwek³, Kenneth Sands²

Affiliations

¹ HCA Healthcare, One Park Plaza, Nashville TN, 37203, United States. Electronic address: Michael.schlosser@hcahealthcare.com.
² HCA Healthcare, One Park Plaza, Nashville TN, 37203, United States.
³ HCA Healthcare, One Park Plaza, Nashville TN, 37203, United States. Electronic address: kimberly.korwek@hcahealthcare.com.

PMID: 32736801
PMCID: PMC7367801
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.009

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.

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Surgical Algorithm for Universal Protection. Algorithm for pre-surgical SARS-CoV-2 testing according to risk of exposure.

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[1] American Society for Microbiology COVID-19 testing FAQs. 2020. https://www.asm.org/Articles/2020/April/COVID-19-Testing-FAQs [cited 2020 July 6]; Available from:

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[4] Woloshin S., Patel N., Kesselheim A.S. False negative tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection — challenges and implications. N Engl J Med. 2020 doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2015897. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2015897 - DOI - DOI - PubMed

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[7] Hojaij F.C., Chinelatto L.A., Boog G.H.P. vol. 75. English; 2020. Surgical practice in the current COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid systematic review. (Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)). 2020. - PMC - PubMed

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[9] Morris M, Pierce A, Carlisle B, et al. Pre-operative COVID-19 testing and decolonization. Am J Surg. 2020 2020/05/22. English. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Morris M, Pierce A, Carlisle B, et al. Pre-operative COVID-19 testing and decolonization. Am J Surg. 2020 2020/05/22. English. - PMC - PubMed

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