2021
Cardiac Surgery Outcomes in an Epicenter of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Farrington WJ, Robinson NB, Rahouma M, Lau C, Hameed I, Iannacone EM, Ivascu NS, Mick SL, Gaudino MF, Girardi LN. Cardiac Surgery Outcomes in an Epicenter of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2021, 34: 182-188. PMID: 33444770, PMCID: PMC7801821, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryCOVID-19 pandemicPerioperative COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 negative patientsEmergency cardiac surgeryProper infection controlCardiac surgical careRecovery of patientsCardiac surgery outcomesCOVID-19 infectionCOVID-19Preoperative demographicsHospital stayOperative mortalityAdult patientsNegative patientsPostoperative followPostoperative outcomesCardiopulmonary bypassMedian ageIntraoperative findingsPatient selectionMedian lengthSingle institutionInstitutional database
2020
Committee Recommendations for Resuming Cardiac Surgery Activity in the SARS-CoV-2 Era: Guidance From an International Cardiac Surgery Consortium
Chikwe J, Gaudino M, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Bakaeen FG, Menicanti L, Doenst T, Zheng Z, Lemma M, Falk V, Tatoulis J, Girardi LN, Fremes S, Ruel M. Committee Recommendations for Resuming Cardiac Surgery Activity in the SARS-CoV-2 Era: Guidance From an International Cardiac Surgery Consortium. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 725-732. PMID: 32422121, PMCID: PMC7227574, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 eraCardiac surgery careCardiac surgery activitySARS-CoV-2Cardiac surgerySurgery careInpatient settingCardiovascular careSurgery activityAvailable recommendationsMajor societiesCOVID-19Research ConsortiumCareCommittee's recommendationsWide spectrumCurrent understandingOutpatientsSurgeryRecommendationsGuidance documentsResponse of Cardiac Surgery Units to COVID-19: An Internationally-Based Quantitative Survey
Gaudino M, Chikwe J, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Fremes SE, Ruel M. Response of Cardiac Surgery Units to COVID-19: An Internationally-Based Quantitative Survey. Circulation 2020, 142: 300-302. PMID: 32392425, PMCID: PMC7365675, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.047865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBetacoronavirusCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiologistsCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delivery of Health Care, IntegratedHealth Care SurveysHeart DiseasesHost Microbial InteractionsHumansPandemicsPersonnel Staffing and SchedulingPneumonia, ViralPractice Patterns, Physicians'Randomized Controlled Trials as TopicSARS-CoV-2SurgeonsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeWorkflow