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<journal-id>2444-054X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía y cirujanos]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. cir.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2444-054X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/ciru.22000642</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Elective surgery in patients with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection: the other side of the coin]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cirugía electiva en pacientes asintomaticos con COVID-19: la otra cara de la moneda]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez-Ochoa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sol]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Michel-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge I.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Deossa-Piedrahita]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniela]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Reynoso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José L.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Navarro-Lara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Shaúl A.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ponce-Orozco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Octavio]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Burciaga-Zavala]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernando]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreno-Bernardino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos J.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Villanueva-Zavala]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ricardo A.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cervantes-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Enrique]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Fray Antonio Alcalde" Department of Internal Medicine ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guadalajara ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guadalajara Health Sciences University Center ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guadalajara ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guadalajara, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga Centro Universitario de Tlajomulco ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Jalisco ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>93</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>236</fpage>
<lpage>237</lpage>
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