A regional Canadian expert consensus on recommendations for restoring exercise and pulmonary function testing in low and moderate-to-high community prevalence coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) settings

Authors :: Karen Margallo
Kelly Hassall
MyLinh Duong
Myrna Dolovich
Catherine Demers
Sarah Khan
Neil Maharaj
Marcel Tunks
Zain Chagla
Maureen Cividino
Dominik Mertz
Kara K. Tsang
Source :: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Abstract: Exercise and spirometry testing are associated with coughing, exhaled respiratory droplets and aerosol generation. The risk of SARS-CoV2 transmission associated with these procedures are unknown. We developed a SARS-CoV2-specific consensus guidance document involving key stakeholders for restoring pulmonary diagnostic services, incorporating a patient and community-level risk stratified approach.

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