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Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 37, 2021 - Issue 1
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The role for pre-operative CT chest scans in suspected COVID-19 patients requiring emergent surgery

Mohammed Fawzi Abosamaka Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Tanta University, Faculty of Medicine, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Brandon M. Henryb Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USAView further author information
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Mahmoud Fawzi Alic Department of Radiology, Saudi German Hospital, Riyadh, KSAView further author information
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Roberto Cirocchid Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Perugia, Terni, ItalyView further author information
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Linda M. Wonge Department of Anesthesia, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USAView further author information
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Giuseppe Lippif Section of Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, University of Verona, Verona, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9523-9054View further author information
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Sameh Abdelkhalik Ahmeda Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Tanta University, Faculty of Medicine, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8804-6959View further author information
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Marcin Mikosg Department of Bioinformatics and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Kraków, PolandView further author information
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Pages 256-260 | Received 10 Mar 2021, Accepted 04 May 2021, Published online: 28 May 2021

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