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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 707-711 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 110 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2020 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine