Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jul 2020
The COVID-19: Role of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities in This Global Pandemic.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has now become a global pandemic. This has led the United States to declare a national emergency and resulted in a ban on all elective diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as well as elective surgery in inpatient and outpatient settings. ⋯ The aim of this article is to explore the potential contribution of ASFs in the current health care crisis. It is important to understand that COVID-19-related information is continually evolving, and thus, the discussion provided here is subject to change.