Coronary Artery Bypass Graft During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Autor(a) principal: Silveira,Lucas Molinari Veloso da
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Guerreiro,Gustavo Pampolha, Lisboa,Luiz Augusto Ferreira, Mejía,Omar Asdrúbal Vilca, Dallan,Luís Roberto Palma, Dallan,Luís Alberto Oliveira, Jatene,Fabio B
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382020000601003
• topic: Cardiac Surgical Procedures; COVID-19; Coronavírus; Pandemia; SARS Virus; Perioperative Period

Abstract Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in March 2020, the number of people infected with COVID-19 worldwide increases continuously. Brazil is being followed with great concern in the international media, as it can, very soon, be the epicenter of the pandemic. Initial surgical data suggest that patients who acquire COVID-19 in the perioperative period are prone to a higher morbidity and mortality, however, evidence in cardiac surgery is still scarce. This article aims to aggregate to the growing evidence suggesting that perioperative infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 contributes to a more morbid evolution of the case.