Summary of scheduled procedures, swabs performed and main results
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of procedures, n. | 243 |
| Diagnostic, n. (%) | 142 (58) |
| Therapeutic, n. (%) | 55 (23) |
| Palliative, n. (%) | 46 (19) |
| Inpatients / Outpatients, n. (%) | 139 (57) / 104 (43) |
| Total number of NPS performed, n. | 234 |
| Positive NPS, n. (%) | 10 (4) |
| Negative NPS, n. (%) | 224 (96) |
| Postponed procedures, n. (%) | 8 (3) |
| Cancelled procedures, n. (%) | 1 (0.7) |
| Median delay of the postponed procedures, days (range) | 25 (14–55) |
MB and VB contributed conception and design of the study; MB organized the database; MA, EP, CP, VC, IP, FJ collected data; MB wrote the first draft of the manuscript; PB and SN revised the manuscript; CB, LC, MLR, FT and GVS contributed to revision and approved the submitted version.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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