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Elective surgery in COVID-19 hospitals leads to low post-operative cases.

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AB031. SOH21AS144. Elective surgery in a pandemic—is it safe to operate in a designated COVID-19 hospital?
Sarah Alexandra Craig, Sophie Davidson, Samuel A. Hughes, Damian McKay

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The researchers wanted to see if it's safe to do elective surgeries in a hospital designated for COVID-19 patients. They compared the number of post-operative COVID-19 cases in a COVID-19 hospital to a non-COVID-19 hospital.