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. 2020 Apr 24:10.1213/ANE.0000000000004913. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004913

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Figure 1. — Workflow of COVID-19 triage for emergency surgery and infection precautions for HCWs during the epidemic. (1) In case of multiple suspected or confirmed COVID-19 emergency cases, the more critical patients should be treated first. A 30-minute gap should be taken between 2 operations after thorough disinfection of the OR.(2) If a negative pressure OR is not available, an OR with a separate air conditioning and humidification system should be chosen, or a regular OR can be used with the air conditioning system shut down. (3) Elective surgeries for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 should be postponed. COVID-19 indicates Coronavirus Disease 2019; CT, computed tomography; HCW, health care worker; OR, operating room.