Essential surgery during the covid 19 pandemic: The implementation of a pre-operative universal covid testing program

Am J Surg. 2021 Apr;221(4):770-771. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.08.033. Epub 2020 Aug 31.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Asymptomatic Infections
  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • COVID-19 / transmission
  • COVID-19 Testing*
  • California / epidemiology
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods*
  • Male
  • Medical Staff, Hospital
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Preoperative Care / methods*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative*