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cord-261006-2xh3f07i	Dong, Zhiyong	Recommendations to Manage Patients for Bariatric Surgery in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from China	2020-06-06		.txt	text/plain	1365	85	48	title: Recommendations to Manage Patients for Bariatric Surgery in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from China For the prehospital evaluation, we recommend (1) that consultation be conducted virtually by means of WeChat, email, or telephone, to investigate whether patients may have COVID-19 by asking about symptoms or any history of recent travel to epidemic areas. For the preoperative evaluation, we recommend (1) reevaluation of epidemiological information to exclude COVID-19-infected if necessary; (2) re-evaluate whether there is any history of fever or respiratory symptoms; confirm the results of lung CT, nucleic acid test, routine blood examinations, and other relevant tests. Repeat the PCR if necessary in case of a false positive; (3) complete a preoperative examination of cardiopulmonary function; use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to improve lung ventilation and systemic hypoxia in cases of obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS); for cardiopulmonary insufficiency or severe complications, there should be an online consultation of the departments of anesthesia, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine, and other relevant departments to plan the surgical timing and provide individualized diagnosis and treatment [12] . Clinical characteristics of 138 hospitalized patients with 2019 novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia in Wuhan, China	./cache/cord-261006-2xh3f07i.txt	./txt/cord-261006-2xh3f07i.txt