1. Early Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Congenital Heart Surgery Programs Across the World: Assessment by a Global Multi-Societal Consortium.
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Protopapas EM, Rito ML, Vida VL, Sarris GE, Tchervenkov CI, Maruszewski BJ, Tobota Z, Zheleva B, Zhang H, Jacobs JP, Dearani JA, Stephens EH, Tweddell JS, Sandoval NF, Bacha EA, Austin EH, Sakamoto K, Talwar S, Kurosawa H, Halees ZYA, Jatene MB, Iyer KS, Lee C, Sharma R, Hirata Y, Edwin F, Cervantes JL, O'Brien J, St Louis J, and Kirklin JK
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- Child, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation statistics & numerical data, Global Health, Health Care Surveys, Humans, Organizational Policy, Patient Care Management statistics & numerical data, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Cardiac Surgical Procedures statistics & numerical data, Elective Surgical Procedures statistics & numerical data, Heart Defects, Congenital surgery, Hospital Administration, Pandemics
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic currently gripping the globe is impacting the entire health care system with rapidly escalating morbidities and mortality. Although the infectious risk to the pediatric population appears low, the effects on children with congenital heart disease (CHD) remain poorly understood. The closure of congenital heart surgery programs worldwide to address the growing number of infected individuals could have an unintended impact on future health for COVID-19-negative patients with CHD. Pediatric and congenital heart surgeons, given their small numbers and close relationships, are uniquely positioned to collectively assess the impact of the pandemic on surgical practice and care of children with CHD. We present the results of an international survey sent to pediatric and congenital heart surgeons characterizing the early impact of COVID-19 on the care of patients with CHD.
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- 2020
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