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Additionally, the post-operative period may be a time of increased risk for severe manifestations of COVID-19. We sought to evaluate the frequency of COVID-19 in a cohort of patients who had recently had operations who were undergoing imaging for acute symptoms and the role of chest computed tomography (CT) in this setting.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Patients and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n We included all patients who had chest CT for acute symptoms in the 15 days after a surgical procedure between March 1 and 31, 2020.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n Of 46 patients with acute post-operative symptoms requiring chest imaging, eight (17%) were ultimately diagnosed with COVID-19. Among them, five (62%) required mechanical ventilation and two (25%) died. All had abnormal chest CT with typical findings of COVID-19 in 87%. Computed tomography provided an alternate diagnosis in 53% of patients who did not have COVID-19. The average time between a COVID-19\u2013positive chest CT and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmation was 1.2 days (range, 0\u20134 days).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n COVID-19 is a serious post-operative condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Chest CT provides prompt diagnosis of COVID-19. In centers with a high prevalence of COVID-19, chest acquisition should be included in CT scans done for acute post-operative symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1089\/sur.2020.169","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,13]],"date-time":"2020-05-13T16:42:56Z","timestamp":1589388176000},"page":"416-421","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["COVID-19 in Post-Operative Patients: Imaging Findings"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Sebastien","family":"Moliere","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Radiology Department, Hopital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Francis","family":"Veillon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Radiology Department, Hopital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","article-title":"Global guidance for surgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic","author":"COVIDSurg Collaborative","unstructured":"COVIDSurg Collaborative. 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