Consenting in cardiac surgery during COVID-19: Are the risks quantifiable?

J Card Surg. 2020 Nov;35(11):2883-2886. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14993. Epub 2020 Sep 9.

Authors

Ahmed M A Shafi¹, Amer Harky^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Heart Centre, London, UK.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
³ Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.

PMID: 32906190
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14993

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular; coronavirus; permission; surgery.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / virology
Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration
Elective Surgical Procedures
Humans
Infection Control
Informed Consent*
Pandemics
Risk Assessment
Safety Management