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cord-311151-mrsjhjh4	Zhang, Yuemei	Estimating Preventable COVID19 Infections Related to Elective Outpatient Surgery in Washington State: A Quantitative Model	2020-03-20		.txt	text/plain	3656	210	51	Methods: Using previously published information on elective ambulatory or outpatient surgical procedures and publicly available data on COVID19 infections in the US and on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, we calculated a transmission rate and generated a mathematical model to predict a lower bound for the number of healthcare-acquired COVID19 infections that could be prevented by canceling or postponing elective outpatient surgeries in Washington state. 11 Given the current status of the COVID19 outbreak, the US Surgeon General, 12 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 13 American College of Surgeons (ACS), 14 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) 15 have recommended considering rescheduling or postponing some elective surgeries with the goal of conserving limited resources, such as ventilators and ICU beds, and mitigating the risk of "exposing other inpatients, outpatients, and health care providers to the risk of contracting COVID-19" from asymptomatic but infectious patients.	./cache/cord-311151-mrsjhjh4.txt	./txt/cord-311151-mrsjhjh4.txt