Cardiac surgery on patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Aashray K GuptaAlasdair LeslieJoseph N HewittJoshua G KovoorChristopher D OvendenSuzanne EdwardsJustin C Y ChanMichael G WorthingtonPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2022)
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated studies of limited quality which characterized cardiac surgery in COVID-19 positive patients and demonstrates that these patients have poor outcomes. Further issues to be explored are effects of COVID-19 on decision-making in cardiac surgery, and effects of COVID-19 on the cardiovascular system at a cellular level.