Early experience of aortic surgery during the COVID ‐19 pandemic in the UK: A multicentre study

ConclusionsThere was a significant change in service provision for aortovascular patients in the UK. Although the emergency and urgent surgical activity were maintained, elective treatment was minimal during early months of the pandemic.The preoperative COVID ‐19 screening protocol, combined with self‐isolation and shielding, contributed to the low incidence of COVID‐19 in our series and a mortality similar to that of pre‐pandemic outcomes.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - January 13, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ana Lopez ‐Marco, Amer Harky, Danilo Verdichizzo, Emma Hope, Barbara Rosser, Iain McPherson, Ronan Kelly, Luke Holland, Aung Oo, The UK AS Research Group Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research