SARS-CoV-2 identified by universal preoperative COVID-19 testing prior to emergency surgery: Case of an asymptomatic pediatric patient requiring emergency surgery

Samuel D. Racette, Jennifer M. Lavin, Larry K. Kociolek, Xiotian T. Zheng, Karen Susan Haverkamp, Laura H. Swibel Rosenthal*

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Abstract

This case highlights the importance of identifying SARS-CoV-2 preoperatively, irrespective of symptoms, as symptoms may be mild, especially in children compared to adults, and asymptomatic carriers can have high viral loads and be infectious.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere03844
JournalClinical Case Reports
Volume9
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2021

Funding

Published with written consent of the patient.

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • emergency
  • pediatric
  • surgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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