Elective cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: Proceed or postpone?
Islam Mohammad Shehata, Amir Elhassan, Jai Won Jung, Ivan Urits, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye
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MedicinePandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Cardiac surgeryElective surgerySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakIntensive care medicineDiseaseSurgeryInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirologyOutbreakCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesHealthcare cost, quality, practices