Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 Infection Screening before Thoracic Surgery during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.

Silvia Fiorelli Cecilia Menna Federico PiccioniGabriele ZuanettiFranco Valenza Marco Rispoli Dario Amore Monica Rocco Erino Angelo Rendina Mohsen Ibrahim Domenico Massullo

Published in: International journal of clinical practice (2023)

The association of anamnestic questionnaire and RT-PCR is able to detect around 8 positives in 100 asymptomatic patients. This combined strategy could be a valuable preoperative SARS-CoV-2 screening tool before thoracic surgery.

Keyphrases

thoracic surgery
sars cov
end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
cross sectional
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
clinical trial
psychometric properties