Cardiac surgeons between apprehension and ethical duty in the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Ahmed Bakry,
Ehab Sobhy,
Hysam Abdelmohty
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian cardiovascular and thoracic annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1816-5370
pISSN - 0218-4923
DOI - 10.1177/0218492320943355
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiothoracic surgery , pandemic , elective surgery , apprehension , covid-19 , social distance , personal protective equipment , observational study , health care , cardiac surgery , general surgery , surgery , family medicine , disease , psychology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , cognitive psychology , economic growth
Cardiothoracic surgeons are facing a big challenge in their surgical practice in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. The attitude towards performing surgery is influenced by the pandemic. Setting special recommendations for safe cardiothoracic surgery is of extreme importance.
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