Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News
By Branden Sherman
The American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) recently updated their recommended guidance for perioperative screening for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.
The most important change regarding protocols for patients involves testing: “If community transmission is low or moderate, the patient is asymptomatic and without exposure, is vaccinated, and