Adult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies Are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 110(2): 707-711, 2020 08.
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| ID: mdl-32353440
ABSTRACT
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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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Salas Cirúrgicas
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Pneumonia Viral
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Cirurgia Torácica
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Infecções por Coronavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Thorac Surg
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article