id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-322799-opf1qwgl Hiremath, Channabasavaraj Shivalingaiah IACTS guidelines: practice of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery in the COVID-19 era 2020-08-11 .txt text/plain 3937 251 51 Patients undergoing cardiovascular and thoracic procedures are at an accentuated risk of higher morbidity and mortality, which are a consequence of the proliferative nature of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on the lung vasculature, which in turn reflects as a cascading effect on the interdependent physiology of the cardiovascular and pulmonary organ systems. A patient with any acute respiratory illness and having been in contact with a confirmed or probable COVID-19 case in the last 14 days prior to symptom onset or C. However, as per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, all hospital personnel handling COVID-19 cases are advised hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis. Testing recommendation for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in patients planned for surgery -continuing the service and 'suppressing' the pandemic COVID-19: elective case triage guidelines for surgical care (thoracic surgery COVID-19: elective cases triage guidelines for surgical care (vascular surgery ./cache/cord-322799-opf1qwgl.txt ./txt/cord-322799-opf1qwgl.txt