Cardiac Surgery can be performed safely in patients with recent COVID-19
infection
Abstract
Surgery in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection carries
significant mortality and morbidity but the appropriate waiting period
before surgical intervention after recovering from COVID-19 is not
known. We analysed the outcomes of patients who underwent cardiac
surgery after having been diagnosed of COVID-19 on pre-operative
screening between March and July 2020. Depending on the clinical urgency
we delayed surgery until negative testing and/or radiological clearance
or postponed the operation where possible. As a result of waiting until
COVID-19 resolution, all of our patients survived surgery without
complications.