Clinical course of three postoperative symptomatic Covid-19 cases in patients after lung lobectomy.

We report three cases of Covid-19 occurring in patients shortly after thoracotomy and thoracoscopy procedures, illustrating the imminent threat of SARS-CoV-2 infection for thoracic surgery patients.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - June 5, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Stoleriu MG, Gerckens M, Hetrodt J, Heiß-Neumann M, Koch I, Stacher-Priehse E, Dinkel J, Behr J, Grützner U, Hatz R Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research