Adult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies Are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery.

Authors :: Engelman DT
Lother S
George I
Funk DJ
Ailawadi G
Atluri P
Grant MC
Haft JW
Hassan A
Legare JF
Whitman GJR
Arora RC
Source :: The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 2020 Aug; Vol. 110 (2), pp. 707-711. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 27.
Publication Year :: 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.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Coronavirus Infections diagnosis
Humans
Intraoperative Care
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral diagnosis
Postoperative Care
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Preoperative Care
SARS-CoV-2
Triage
Coronavirus Infections epidemiology
Operating Rooms organization & administration
Pneumonia, Viral epidemiology
Thoracic Surgery organization & administration

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