Cardiac surgeons' concerns, perceptions, and responses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jessica G Y LucNiv AdTom C Nguyennull nullRakesh C AroraHusam H BalkhyEdward M BenderDaniel M BethencourtGianluigi BisleriDouglas BoydMichael W A ChuKim I de la CruzAbe DeAndaDaniel T EngelmanEmily A FarkasLynn M FedorukMichael FioccoJessica ForcilloGuy FradetStephen E FremesJames S GammieArnar GeirssonMarc W GerdischLeonard N GirardClayton A KaiserTsuyoshi KanekoWilliam D T KentKamal R KhabbazAli KhoynezhadBob KiaiiRichard LeeJean-François LégaréEric J LehrRoderick G G MacArthurPatrick M McCarthyJohn R MehallWalter H MerrillMarc R MoonMaral OuzounianMatthias PeltzLouis P PerraultOurania PreventzaMahesh RamchandaniBasel RamlawiRawn SalengerMichael E SekelaFrank W SellkeJohn M StulakFrancis P SutterTomasz A TimekGlenn WhitmanJudson B WilliamsDaniel R WongBobby YanagawaJian YeSanford M ZeiglerPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)
The present study demonstrates the impact of COVID-19 on North American cardiac surgeons. Our study should stimulate further discussions to identify optimal solutions to improve workforce preparedness for subsequent surges, as well as facilitate the navigation of future healthcare crises.