Correspondence
Outcomes of patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection undergoing anesthesia: A pilot studyAuthor links open overlay panel,
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Highlights
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Surgical stress can decrease cellular immunity, which is important for the control of SARS-CoV-2 infection
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The majority of patients positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the preoperative period was asymptomatic
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Some asymptomatic patients before procedure developed symptoms in the postoperative period
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There is a difference in mortality risk for having versus not having pre-operative symptoms
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