The Effect of COVID-19 on Adult Cardiac Surgery in the United States in 717,103 Patients [1]
This is the largest analysis of COVID-19 related impact on adult cardiac surgery volume, trends, and outcomes. During the pandemic, cardiac surgery volume suffered dramatically, particularly in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions during the first COVID-19 surge, with a concurrent increase in observed-to-expected 30-day mortality.
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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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