Providence Oregon Surgery Program
10/11/2022, version 1.0
COVID-19 Testing for High-Risk Surgical Procedures
• COVID-19 Testing Required Within 3 days of Surgery.
• Do not repeat COVID-19 testing for previously infected patients within the last 90 days unless new
symptoms of COVID after resolution.
Cardiac Surgery ENT General Surgery Gynecology Neurosurgery
• Mitra clip
• Tricuspid clip
• Transcatheter
mitral valve
replacement
• Paravalvular leak
closure
• All open
procedures
• Head and
neck cancer
procedures
• Major ENT
• Complex Breast-Flap
• Bariatric surgery
• Inpatient Laparoscopic
procedures
• Severe Sepsis
• Perforated Viscus
• Open intra-abdominal
procedures
• Paraoesophageal
hernia repair
• Whipple/
Pancreatectomy
• HIPEC Surgery/Major
Oncologic
• Gastrectomy
• Splenectomy
• Transplant: Liver,
Kidney, pancreas
• Hepatic resection, all
• Hysterectomy:
(except vaginal and
outpatient
lap/robotic)
• Myomectomy
• Open gynecologic
surgeries
• All major
Craniotomy
• Interventional
Neuro Procedures
• DBS placement
Orthopedic Spine Thoracic Urology Vascular
• Pelvic fracture
• Proximal long bone
fracture: (Humerus/
Hip/ Femur)
• Hip Arthroplasty
• Knee Arthroplasty
• Open Shoulder
Arthroplasty
• Any
laminectomy
> 2 levels
• Anterior
fusion (all
levels)
• All other
spine fusion
(> 2 levels)
• Open thoracotomy
• Esophagectomy
• Pneumonectomy
• Lobectomy/Wedge
Resection
• Mediastinoscopy
• Thoracoscopy/VATS
• Cystectomy
• Nephrectomy
• Prostatectomy
• AAA (open)
• Aortic Bypass Graft
(AFBG)
• Endovascular AAA
Repair
• Peripheral
Extremity Bypass
Graft
• Thoracic
Endovascular Aortic
Repair
• Carotid
Endarterectomy
• LE amputation
• AV fistula
creation/revision
