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J Cardiothorac Surg · Apr 2021
Case ReportsCOVID-19 related mortality in post-operative cardiac surgical patients.
- Azhar Hussain, Amina Khalil, Priyanka Kolvekar, Prity Gupta, and Shyamsunder Kolvekar.
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE, UK. azharhussain@nhs.net.
- J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Apr 26; 16 (1): 112.
BackgroundCOVID-19 has caused a global pandemic of unprecedented proportions. Elective cardiac surgery has been universally postponed with only urgent and emergency cardiac operations being performed. The National Health Service in the United Kingdom introduced national measures to conserve intensive care beds and significantly limit elective activity shortly after lockdown.Case PresentationWe report two cases of early post-operative mortality secondary to COVID-19 infection immediately prior to the implementation of these widespread measures.ConclusionThe role of cardiac surgery in the presence of COVID-19 is still very unpredictable and further studies on both short term and long term outcomes are warranted.
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