Adult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies Are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery
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
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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. Pre, intra, and post-operative detailed protective measures are outlined. These are guidance recommendations during a pandemic surge to be utilized for ALL patients while local COVID-19 disease burden remains elevated.
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Engelman DT, Lother S, George I, Funk DJ, Ailawadi G, Atluri P, Grant MC, Haft JW, Hassan A, Legare JF, Whitman G, Arora RC; Society of Thoracic Surgery COVID-19 Taskforce. Adult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Apr 21:S0003-4975(20)30587-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32353440; PMCID: PMC7185911. Link to article on publisher's site
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This article was co-published in: Engelman DT, Lother S, George I, Funk DJ, Ailawadi G, Atluri P, Grant MC, Haft JW, Hassan A, Legare JF, Whitman GJR, Arora RC; Society of Thoracic Surgeons COVID-19 Task Force. Adult cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: Aggressive infection mitigation strategies are necessary in the operating room and surgical recovery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug;160(2):447-451. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.059. Epub 2020 Apr 27. PMID: 32689700; PMCID: PMC7185923.