Cardiac surgery practice during the COVID-19 outbreak: a regionwide survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health systems worldwide have been overburdened by the "COVID-19 surge". Consequently, strategies to remodulate non-COVID medical and surgical care had to be developed. Knowledge of the impact of COVID surge on cardiac surgery practice is mainstem. Present study aims to evaluate the regional practice pattern during lockdown in Campania.

Methods

A multicenter regional observational 26-question survey was conducted, including all adult cardiac surgery units in Campania, Italy, to assess how surgical practice has changed during COVID-19 national lockdown.

Results

All centers adopted specific protocols for screening patients and personnel. A significant reduction in the number of dedicated intensive care unit (ICU) beds (-30.0%±38.1%, range: 0-100%) and cardiac

SUBMITTER: De Santo LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7867799 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature