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Surgical management of thoracic aortic emergency with pre‐ and postoperative COVID‐19 disease

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The nuance of operative decision making for those in need of emergent operation during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic is increasingly complex in the absence of robust data or guidelines.… Click to show full abstract

The nuance of operative decision making for those in need of emergent operation during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic is increasingly complex in the absence of robust data or guidelines. We present two cases of thoracic aortic emergencies with COVID‐19 disease who survived high‐risk operations to highlight the potential for successful outcomes even in situations compounding patient disease, morbid operation, and the added risk associated with virulent disease in the pandemic time.

Keywords: disease; surgical management; thoracic aortic; management thoracic; covid disease

Journal Title: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Year Published: 2020

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