Insights in Public Health: Pre-Surgical Screening and Incidence of COVID-19 Infection at the Shriners Hospitals for Children — Honolulu

摘要

As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact healthcare facilities across the United States during the spring of 2020, and with the implementation of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) precautions, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Honolulu (SHC HON) resumed elective surgeries in May 2020. In an effort to provide further insight into the efficacy of infection control measures, best care practices, and the well-being of our pediatric patient population and larger community, the incidence of COVID-19 was examined among asymptomatic patients scheduled for elective outpatient or inpatient surgery.