Electrophysiology Practice During COVID-19 Pandemic: A New York Tertiary Hospital Experience

As hospitals became overwhelmed during the Covid-19 pandemic in March-May in New York, Cardiology and Electrophysiology (EP) departments rapidly developed protocols for case selection as well modifying the practice of managing the cases. Recommendations by the AHA/HRS as well as American Society of...

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Autores principales: Anca, Diana, Reyes, Olivia, Mitra, Raman Lala, Epstein, Laurence Mark, Shore-Lesserson, Linda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Special Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7598539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33214043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2020.10.041
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Sumario:As hospitals became overwhelmed during the Covid-19 pandemic in March-May in New York, Cardiology and Electrophysiology (EP) departments rapidly developed protocols for case selection as well modifying the practice of managing the cases. Recommendations by the AHA/HRS as well as American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) were considered in the multidisciplinary collaborative approach to patient care and personnel safety and the anesthesiology team had an integral role in developing protocols for workflow, care, recovery and transport during these challenging times.

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