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Commentary: Rethinking surgical protocols in the COVID-19 era

Engelman, Daniel
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Arora, Rakesh C.
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Engelman, Daniel
Arora, Rakesh C.
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Department of Surgery at UMMS-Baystate
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Journal Article
Publication Date
2020-04-13
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COVID-19
 surgery
 protocols
 nasal swabbing
 Health Services Administration
 Infectious Disease
 Patient Safety
 Surgery
 Surgical Procedures, Operative
 Virus Diseases
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7153524/
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In the current era of the SARS-CoV-2 (ie, COVID-19) pandemic, routine preoperative nasal swabbing for identification of Staph carriers in our patient population should be reconsidered.

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Engelman DT, Arora RC. Commentary: Rethinking surgical protocols in the COVID-19 era. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Apr 13:S0022-5223(20)30910-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.015. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32448690; PMCID: PMC7153524. Link to article on publisher's site

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10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.015
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/27580
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