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editorial
. 2020 Jul 18;221(1):49–52. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.009

Table 1.

Pre-surgical COVID-19 testing, by testing process.

Expanded Algorithm
Number of facilities 111 56
Median (min, max) beds in operation per facility 213 (16, 837) 145 (12, 800)
Service areas (states represented) AK, CA, CO, FL, ID, KS, LA, MO, NV, TX, UT FL, GA, IN, KY, NC, NH, SC, TN, VA
Elective surgery case count during study period 61,226 32,395
Median (min, max) COVID-19 tests 96 hours before procedure per facility during study period 202 (1, 1581) 90 (0, 479)
Total COVID-19 pre-surgical tests during study period (n, %) 29,691 (48.5%) 7143 (22.0%)
Positive COVID-19 tests during study period (n, %) 103 (0.35%) 35 (0.49%)