Should asymptomatic patients testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 wait for elective surgical procedures?

Naama Lieberman; Andrew Racine; Singh Nair; Peter Semczuk; Omid Azimaraghi; Jeffrey Freda; Matthias Eikermann; Karuna Wongtangman

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2022.02.005

Should asymptomatic patients testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 wait for elective surgical procedures?

Naama Lieberman, Andrew Racine, Singh Nair, Peter Semczuk, Omid Azimaraghi, Jeffrey Freda, Matthias Eikermann, Karuna Wongtangman

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e311-e314
Journal	British Journal of Anaesthesia
Volume	128
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2022.02.005
State	Published - May 2022

Keywords

COVID-19
Omicron
decision-making
elective surgery
preoperative assessment
surgical backlog

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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title = "Should asymptomatic patients testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 wait for elective surgical procedures?",

keywords = "COVID-19, Omicron, decision-making, elective surgery, preoperative assessment, surgical backlog",

author = "Naama Lieberman and Andrew Racine and Singh Nair and Peter Semczuk and Omid Azimaraghi and Jeffrey Freda and Matthias Eikermann and Karuna Wongtangman",

note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by an unrestricted grant from Dr. Jeffrey and Judith Buzen to M.E. (philanthropic donation; award number: 222302).",

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