Senent Boza, AnaJurado Serrano, JuanBeltrán Miranda, PabloAngulo González, Diego M.Pareja Ciuró, FelipeAwad Breval, FadiaDoblado López, AnaCastell Monsalve, JavierPadillo Ruiz, Francisco Javier2025-03-252025-03-252020-08-310007-13231365-2168https://hdl.handle.net/11441/170854Early detection of infection in hospital patients and a safe working environment for staff is important to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-21–3. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test is currently the gold standard for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection4,5. Although routine testing for COVID-19 before any urgent or elective surgery has been widely recommended1–5, the availability of diagnostic testing kits has been constrained by supply shortages including our centre. Some studies have evaluated thoracic CT as a diagnostic tool for COVID-19 with sensitivity in patients with respiratory symptoms. (extract)application/pdf2 p.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.11957