Adult cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: Aggressive

J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Aug 2020

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Adult cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: Aggressive infection mitigation strategies are necessary in the operating room and surgical recovery.

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitates aggressive infection mitigation strategies to reduce the risk to patients and healthcare providers. This document is intended to provide a framework for the adult cardiac surgeon to consider in this rapidly changing environment. Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative detailed protective measures are outlined. These are guidance recommendations during a pandemic surge to be used for all patients while local COVID-19 disease burden remains elevated.

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- Daniel T Engelman, Sylvain Lother, Isaac George, Duane J Funk, Gorav Ailawadi, Pavan Atluri, Michael C Grant, Jonathan W Haft, Ansar Hassan, Jean-Francois Legare, WhitmanGlenn J RGJRDepartment of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland., Rakesh C Arora, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons COVID-19 Task Force.
- Heart and Vascular Program, Baystate Health, and University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, Springfield, Massachusetts. Electronic address: daniel.engelman@baystatehealth.org.
- J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2020 Aug 1; 160 (2): 447451447-451.
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic necessitates aggressive infection mitigation strategies to reduce the risk to patients and healthcare providers. This document is intended to provide a framework for the adult cardiac surgeon to consider in this rapidly changing environment. Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative detailed protective measures are outlined. These are guidance recommendations during a pandemic surge to be used for all patients while local COVID-19 disease burden remains elevated.Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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