SARS-COV-2 transmission rate is low when following a COVID+ patient in the operating room.

Lucas G AxiotakisDeborah M BoyettBrett E YoungermanGuy M McKhannAnil K Lalwani

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)

With implementation of infection prevention and control procedures in the operating room under local pandemic conditions, our findings suggest that the risk of acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection, when following a COVID+ patient in the same operating room, is very low.

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