Preoperative Universal SARS-CoV-2 Screening for Asymptomatic Patients: A Report From Tokyo, Japan

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Apr;35(4):1265-1267. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.10.008. Epub 2020 Oct 10.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Asymptomatic Infections / epidemiology*
  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
  • Carrier State*
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / methods*
  • Pregnant Women
  • Prenatal Care / methods*
  • Preoperative Care / statistics & numerical data*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • SARS-CoV-2*
  • Tokyo