| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T106 |
0-21 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Emergency and urgency |
| T107 |
22-246 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In case of emergency or urgency (Fig. 2), the on-call surgeon could choose between two strategies: either wheel the patient rapidly to the operating room or keep the patient in the emergency room (ER) for further assessment. |
| T108 |
247-338 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In both cases, the nasal swab and the CT scan were performed in the shortest possible time. |
| T109 |
339-490 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Thanks to our internal laboratory, the swabs results were obtained within 3 h or before the end of the operation in the case of an emergency procedure. |
| T110 |
491-500 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Figure 2: |
| T111 |
502-544 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Flow chart for emergency and urgent cases. |
| T112 |
545-598 |
Sentence |
denotes |
COVID: coronavirus disease; ICU: intensive care unit. |
| T113 |
599-801 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In cases of emergency surgery, the patient was considered and treated as positive for SARS-CoV-2 by the health care staff, who wore personal protective equipment, until screening results were available. |
| T114 |
802-932 |
Sentence |
denotes |
At the end of the procedure, depending on the screening result, the patient was transferred to the appropriate dedicated ICU area. |
| T115 |
933-1085 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In cases of urgent surgery, the patient was screened and held in a pink area (in the ER), isolated from other patients until the results were available. |
| T116 |
1086-1265 |
Sentence |
denotes |
If the results of the screening test were positive, the surgical indication had to be confirmed by the THT and the procedure was possibly postponed if clinical conditions allowed. |
