Surviving the Struggle of COVID-19: Practical Recommendations for Pediatric/Adult Cardiology and Cardiac Surgical Programs in Resource-Limited Settings: a Review.
Kevin PilarczykVinicius NinaLynn BoshkovBarbara FerdmanEmily A FarkasNicole BurnhamRenzo CifuentesDaniel NtogwiachuAubyn MarathPublished in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2022)
Hospitals must provide maximum protective equipment and training on how to use it to healthcare workers for their mutual protection. Triage management of patients - which accounts for patient's clinical status and risk-factor profile relatable to which services are available during the COVID-19 pandemic - is recommended. A strict reorganization of the hospital resources including preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative detailed protective measures is necessary to reduce probability of vector contamination, to protect patients and the cardiovascular teams, and to permit safe resumption of cardiological and cardiac surgical activity.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- emergency department
- left ventricular
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- sars cov
- chronic kidney disease
- risk factors
- primary care
- peritoneal dialysis
- case report
- risk assessment
- heart failure
- drinking water
- patient reported outcomes
- cardiac surgery
- climate change
- adverse drug
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- childhood cancer
- thoracic surgery