What is the 'new normal' in surgical procedures in the era of COVID-19?

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Jan;27(1):16-18. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.09.038. Epub 2020 Sep 30.

Authors

Cansu Cimen¹, Şiran Keske², Önder Ergönül³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Koç University Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Elective surgery; PCR; Pre-operative; Screening.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / diagnosis*
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
COVID-19 Testing / methods*
Elective Surgical Procedures / methods*
Humans
Mass Screening
Preoperative Care / methods*
SARS-CoV-2
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