Prioritizing cardiovascular surgical care in COVID-19 pandemic: Shall we operate or defer?

Surendra Patel Atul KaushikAlok Kumar Sharma

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)

After reviewing a few available guidelines regarding cardiovascular surgery in COVID-19, we conclude to perform only those surgeries which cannot be deferred to a certain period of time, to reduce the burden of the health care system of the country, provide optimal care to patients with COVID-19, and to protect health care workers and cardiovascular patients from COVID-19.

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affordable care act
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