Surgical Outcomes after Systematic Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 Screening

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic this study showed feasibility and efficacy of systematic preoperative screening for SARS-CoV-2 by chest CT and RT-PCR on nasopharyngeal swabs. This screening strategy allowed performing safely the majority of scheduled oncological interventions.

Source: Surgery - May 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Gilles Tilmans, Quentin Chenevas-Paule, Xavier Muller, Antoine Breton, Kayvan Mohkam, Christian Ducerf, Jean-Yves Mabrut, Micka ël Lesurtel Source Type: research