Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 screening: Can it really rule out COVID-19?

Can J Anaesth. 2020 Oct;67(10):1321-1326. doi: 10.1007/s12630-020-01746-w. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Author

Sylvain A Lother¹

Affiliation

¹ Sections of Critical Care and Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, JJ399- 820 Sherbrook St, Winnipeg, MB, R3A 1R9, Canada. [email protected].

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Humans
Mass Screening / methods*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Preoperative Care / methods*
SARS-CoV-2