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| The Surgical Technologist | MAY 2021 222 AST Member No. ■ My address has changed. The address below is the new address. Name Address City State Zip Telephone ■ Check enclosed  ■ Check Number a b c d a b c d 1 ■ ■ 11 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ 11 ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 ■ ■ ■ ■ 13 ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 14 ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 15 ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 ■ ■ ■ ■ 16 ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ 17 ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 ■ ■ ■ ■ 18 ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 ■ ■ 19 ■ ■ ■ ■ 10 ■ ■ ■ ■ 20 ■ ■ ■ ■ #449   MAY 2021   1 CE CREDIT   $6 4. The risks decreased to ____ in patients who underwent surgery ≥ 7 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. a. Baseline b. 20% c. 35% d. 40% 5. Compared with patients who did not have a SARS-CoV-2 infection, patients with pre-operative SARS-CoV-2 infections were more likely to: a. Be ASA physical status 2-4 b. To undergo major surgery c. To undergo emergency surgery d. Only b and c 6. For this study, a sensitivity analysis was performed only for: a. Emergency cases b. Elective cases c. All cases d. No cases 7. Which of the following information field was collected as a categorical variable? a. ASA physical status b. Presence of respiratory comorbidities c. Indication for surgery d. Age 1. True or false: This study’s goal was to determine the optimal timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection. a. True b. False 2. Overall, 3,938 patients developed a postoperative pulmonary complication within ___ of surgery. a. 12 hours b. 15 days c. 30 days d. 45 days 3. This study found that patients operated within ____ of SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis were at an increased risk of 30-days postoperative mortality. a. 2 weeks b. 4 weeks c. 6 weeks d. 8 weeks 8. One outcome measure of this study was postoperative pulmonary complications that included which of the following: a. Pneumonia b. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) c. Unexpected postoperative ventilation d. All of the above 9. True or false: The primary outcome measure was 30-day postoperative mortality, and the second outcome measure was postoperative pulmonary complications. a. True b. False 10. This study concluded that surgery should be delayed for at least ___ following a SARS-CoV-2 infection to reduce the risk of postoperative mortality and pulmonary complications. a. 5 weeks b. 6 weeks c. 7 weeks d. 8 weeks Make It Easy - Take CE Exams Online Y ou must have a credit card to purchase test online. We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Your credit card will only be charged once you pass the test and then your credits will be automatically recorded to your account. Log on to your account on the AST homepage to take advantage of this benefit. If you want to mail in your CEs, but still want to pay by credit card, give us at call at 800-637-7433. Timing of Surgery Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection TIMINGOFSURGERYFOLLOWINGSARS-COV-2 INFECTION # 449 MAY2021 1 CECREDIT $6