COVID-19 pandemic implications in paediatric and congenital heart surgery in Brazil.
Leonardo Augusto MianaValdano ManuelFernando AntonialiMarcelo B JateneFábio Biscegli JatenePublished in: Cardiology in the young (2021)
In general, Brazilian Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery programmes were severely affected by decreased surgical volume, unbalanced case-mix towards more complex cases, and increased mortality. Almost half of the programmes related post-operative COVID-19 contamination with high mortality.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- cardiovascular events
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- surgical site infection
- emergency department
- risk factors
- intensive care unit
- risk assessment
- drinking water
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- health risk
- young adults
- acute coronary syndrome
- heavy metals
- childhood cancer