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

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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 po...

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Autores principales: Engelman, Daniel T., Lother, Sylvain, George, Isaac, Funk, Duane J., Ailawadi, Gorav, Atluri, Pavan, Grant, Michael C., Haft, Jonathan W., Hassan, Ansar, Legare, Jean-Francois, Whitman, Glenn J.R., Arora, Rakesh C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7185911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32353440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.007
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Sumario: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.

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