SARS-CoV-2 identified through universal pre-operative COVID-19 testing: Case of an asymptomatic pediatric patient requiring emergency surgery
Year: 2020
Type: preprint
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 13-month-old healthy patient without COVID-compatible symptoms and no known sick contacts presented to the emergency department with an esophageal coin. New institutional policy requiring pre-operative SARS-CoV-2 testing was positive for the virus. Additional precautions were taken in the operating room to successfully prevent transmission of the virus.
Institutions: Northwestern University, Lurie Children's Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3083671285