Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric cardiac services in India

Conclusions : The current COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the delivery of pediatric cardiac care across India with two-third reduction in hospitalizations and cardiac surgeries. In an already resource-constrained environment, the impact of such a massive reduction in the number of surgeries could be significant over the coming years. These findings may prove useful in formulating strategy to manage subsequent waves of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Annals of Pediatric Cardiology - August 26, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mrigank Choubey Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan Sakshi Sachdeva Kalaivani Mani Debasree Gangopadhyay Kothandam Sivakumar Mahesh Kappanayil Mahimarangaiah Jayranganath Nageswara Rao Koneti Neeraj Awasthy Prashant Bobhate Saurabh Kumar Gupta Sushil Azad Bharga Source Type: research