1 American College of Surgeons/American Society of Anesthesiologists/Association of periOperative Registered Nurses/American Hospital Association Joint Statement: roadmap for resuming elective surgery after COVID-19 pandemic (updated August 10, 2020) (2020)

2 Royal College of Anaesthetists, Association of Anaesthetists, Intensive Care Society Medicine FoIC: restarting planned surgery in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)

3 D. Nepogodiev, J.C. Glasbey, E. Li, et al. Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study Lancet, 396 (2020), pp. 27-38

4 F. Dexter, M.C. Parra, J.R. Brown, et al. Perioperative COVID-19 defense: an evidence-based approach for optimization of infection control and operating room management Anesth Analg, 131 (2020), pp. 37-42

5 ASA & APSF ASA and APSF statement on perioperative testing for the COVID-19 virus (2020)