COVID-19 and cardiac surgery: Do outcomes differ?

J Card Surg. 2020 Dec;35(12):3391-3394. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14977. Epub 2020 Aug 26.

Authors

Amer Harky^{1

2}, Grace Poole³, Ariana Axiaq⁴, Bilal H Kirmani²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Integrative Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
³ St George's School of Medicine, University of London, London, UK.
⁴ School of Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; LMIC; SARS-CoV-2; cardiac surgery; healthcare provisions.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology*
COVID-19 Testing
Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Clinical Protocols
Elective Surgical Procedures
Humans
Medical Staff, Hospital / supply & distribution
Nursing Staff, Hospital / supply & distribution
Pandemics
Patient Selection
Resource Allocation*
Triage