Chest CT screening for COVID-19 in elective and emergency surgical patients: experience from a UK tertiary centre

Volume: 75, Issue: 8, Pages: 599 - 605
Published: Aug 1, 2020
Abstract
•7% incidence of classic/probable or indeterminate COVID-19 in pre-operative CT screening.•Change in surgical management in 6% elective surgical cohort.•No change to surgical management in the acute abdominal emergency cohort requiring surgery.•No patient with a normal chest or alternative diagnosis on CT had a subsequent positive PCR result. AIMTo determine the incidence of possible COVID-19-related lung changes on preoperative screening...
Paper Details
Title
Chest CT screening for COVID-19 in elective and emergency surgical patients: experience from a UK tertiary centre
Published Date
Aug 1, 2020
Volume
75
Issue
8
Pages
599 - 605
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