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Juraszek, Andrzej
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Kuriata, Jarosław
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Kołsut, Piotr
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Hryniewiecki, Tomasz
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Różewicz-Juraszek, Monika
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Dziodzio, Tomasz
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Kuśmierczyk, Mariusz
dc.date.accessioned
2023-03-13T13:12:12Z
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2023-03-13T13:12:12Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/38341
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-38060
dc.description.abstract
Background: The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic presents challenges for surgeons of all disciplines, including cardiologists. The volume of cardiac surgery cases has to comply with the mandatory constraints of healthcare capacities. The treatment of Covid-19-positive patients must also be considered. Unfortunately, no scientific evidence is available on this issue. Therefore, this study aimed to offer some consensus-based considerations, derived from available scientific papers, regarding the organization and performance of cardiac surgery against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Methods Key recommendations were extracted from recent literature concerning cardiac surgery.
RESULTS: Reducing elective cardiac procedures should be based on frequent clinical assessment of patients on the waiting list (every one or two weeks) and the current local status of the Covid-19 pandemic. Screening tests at admission for every patient are broadly recommended. Where appropriate, alternative treatment methods can be considered, including percutaneous techniques and minimally invasive surgery, if performed by experienced cardiac surgery teams.
Conclusions There is little evidence on the strategies to organize cardiac surgery in the Covid-19 pandemic. Most authors agree on reducing elective operations based on patients' clinical condition and the status of the Covid-19 pandemic. Admission screenings and the use of percutaneous or minimally invasive approaches should be preferred to reduce in-hospital stays.
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dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
Cardiac surgery
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dc.subject
Coronavirus disease 2019
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Recommendations
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600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
Literature-based considerations regarding organizing and performing cardiac surgery against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic
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Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumber
73
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1186/s13019-021-01419-9
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
Springer Nature
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
16
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
refubium.funding
Springer Nature DEAL
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pmid
33836795
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1749-8090