The results of cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years: a propensity weighted study of outcomes at six months.
Emily DayFrancesca FiorentinoMohamed AbdelkhalekHassiba SmailUlrich A StockSunil BhudiaFabio De RobertisToufan BahramiShahzad RajaJullien GaerPublished in: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (2022)
Cardiac surgery is as safe now as in the previous five years. Concerns over the transmission of COVID-19 in hospital are understandable but patients should be encouraged not to delay seeking medical attention. All involved in healthcare and the wider public should be reassured by these findings.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- cardiac surgery
- acute kidney injury
- end stage renal disease
- coronavirus disease
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- sars cov
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- computed tomography
- emergency department
- magnetic resonance imaging
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- adipose tissue
- contrast enhanced
- weight loss
- health information