"If a patient tests positive for COVID-19, and the procedure doesn't need to happen immediately, providers can reschedule surgery for a time when the patient has recovered," Shah said. "But in some cases, surgery cannot wait, and in that situation, knowing a patient is positive for COVID-19 allows staff to protect themselves with appropriate personal protective equipment and prevent that patient from coming into contact with other patients and families."
"As we start to relax social distancing measures, and children return to their 'new normal' with exposure to the community, universal testing for children undergoing surgery will be even more important," said first author Elaina E. Lin, MD, an anesthesiologist in CHOP's Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. "As an anesthesiologist that performs many procedures with the highest risk of respiratory virus transmission, I appreciate patients and families partnering with us to keep everyone safe."
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