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Timing of congenital cardiac surgery in children who turned COVID-19 positive

Part of: Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2021

Anagha Tulsi Open the ORCID record for Anagha Tulsi [Opens in a new window] ,
Subramanian Chellappan Open the ORCID record for Subramanian Chellappan [Opens in a new window]  and
Krishna Manohar
Anagha Tulsi*
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani International Centre for Child Heart Care and Research, Palwal, Haryana, India
Subramanian Chellappan
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani International Centre for Child Heart Care and Research, Palwal, Haryana, India
Krishna Manohar
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani International Centre for Child Heart Care and Research, Palwal, Haryana, India
*
Author for correspondence: Dr A. Tulsi, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani International Centre for Child Heart Care and Research, NH-2, Delhi-Mathura Highway, Baghola, Palwal, Haryana, 121102, India. Tel: 9916971292. E-mail: anagha.tulsi@gmail.com
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Abstract

We report a series of four patients with CHD who tested positive for COVID-19, got treated, and underwent cardiac surgery in the same sitting. All had an uneventful perioperative course similar to COVID-19-negative patients. We conclude that children with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 disease may be subjected to surgery as early as within 1 week since COVID-19 negative.

Keywords

Congenital cardiac surgeryCOVID-19 positivetiming of surgery
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 32 , Issue 5 , May 2022 , pp. 815 - 817
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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