Adult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies Are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2020
Abstract
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.
Volume
110
Issue
2
First Page
707
Last Page
711
ISSN
1552-6259
Published In/Presented At
Engelman, D. T., Lother, S., George, I., Funk, D. J., Ailawadi, G., Atluri, P., Grant, M. C., Haft, J. W., Hassan, A., Legare, J. F., Whitman, G. J. R., Arora, R. C., & Society of Thoracic Surgeons COVID-19 Task Force (2020). Adult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies Are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 110(2), 707–711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.007
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
32353440
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article