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cord-271871-8grkln6o	Singer, J. S.	Low Prevalence (0.13%) of COVID-19 Infection in Asymptomatic Pre-operative/Pre-procedure Patients at a Large Academic Medical Center Informs Approaches to Perioperative Care	2020-08-14		.txt	text/plain	2842	158	43	Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in reduced performance of elective surgeries and procedures at medical centers across the U.S. Awareness of the prevalence of asymptomatic disease is critical for guiding safe approaches to operative/procedural services. Conclusions These data demonstrating low levels (0.13% prevalence) of COVID-19 infection in an asymptomatic population of patients undergoing scheduled surgeries/procedures in a large urban area have helped to inform perioperative protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. These data demonstrating low levels (0.13% prevalence) of COVID-19 infection in an asymptomatic 117 population of patients undergoing scheduled surgeries/procedures in a large urban area have helped to 118 inform perioperative protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a large urban referral center, we adopted the CDC and ACS recommendations early in the pandemic, 327 suspending elective surgical and interventional procedures, and later relaxing those suspensions while 328 balancing local/regional COVID-19 epidemiology, data regarding our pre-operative/pre-procedure 329 testing results, and health system resources and priorities.	./cache/cord-271871-8grkln6o.txt	./txt/cord-271871-8grkln6o.txt