A Case Series of Problems That Can Occur During Open Heart Surgery in Patients With COVID-19 Infection

A Case Series of Problems That Can Occur During Open Heart Surgery in Patients With COVID-19 Infection

The utilization of open cardiac surgery on patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in a very challenging perioperative management method. High rates of morbidity and mortality have been documented in the literature for patients who have undergone open heart surgery wh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-07, Vol.14 (7)
Hauptverfasser: Girgin, Senem, Aksun, Murat, Tüzen, Ahmet Salih, Gürbüz, Ali, Karahan, Nagihan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Anesthesiology
Bacterial infections
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Cardiology
Case reports
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Heart surgery
Medical imaging
Mortality
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Zusammenfassung:The utilization of open cardiac surgery on patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in a very challenging perioperative management method. High rates of morbidity and mortality have been documented in the literature for patients who have undergone open heart surgery while infected with COVID-19; however, data on complications that may occur during and after surgery in patients with COVID-19 infection are limited. In this article, we aimed to present the clinical course and perioperative consequences of three patients with preoperative COVID-19 infection.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.27488