Teams, Rapid Recovery Protocols and Technology to Resume Cardiac Surgery in the COVID-19 Era.
Mariana Kabakura do Amaral LimaGabrielle Barbosa BorgomoniOmar Asdrúbal Vilca MejiaPublished in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2021)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brings numerous challenges to the health ecosystem, including the safe resumption of elective cardiac surgery. In the pre-pandemic period, rapid recovery protocols demonstrated, through strategies focused on the multidisciplinary approach, reduction of hospital length of stay, infection rates and, consequently, costs. Even with several studies proving the benefits of these protocols, their acceptance and implementation have been slow. It is believed that the resumption of surgeries in the current context requires the use of rapid recovery protocols combined with the use of a mobile application promoting greater engagement between patients, caregivers and care teams.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- cardiac surgery
- healthcare
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- acute kidney injury
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- public health
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- climate change
- patients undergoing
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain
- case control