National guidance for the recovery of elective surgery in children, RCPCH (updated 24th May 2021)

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the cessation of all but the most urgent elective children ' s surgical cases during the period of peak prevalence of infection in the general population. These recommendations use the most up to date evidence to inform practice that will enable recovery of children ' s elective surgery.Updates in this version (20 May 2021) Following discussions in March 2021 the guidance has been updated with further details comparing the protective effect of lateral flow device and PCR testing prior to elective surgery: During periods of low regional prevalence (
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