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Early outcomes and complications following cardiac surgery in patients testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019: An international cohort study

Enoch Ruth A. Edward J. Govind John Stefano George Gavin Akowuah Benson Caruana Chetty Edwards Forlani Grad, E. Akowuah, Ruth A. Benson, E. Caruana, G. Chetty, J. Edwards, S. Forlani, G. Gradinariu et al.

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2021

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Abstract

Supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, Bowel and Cancer Research, Bowel Disease Research Foundation, Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons, British Association of Surgical Oncology, British Gynaecological Cancer Society, European Society of Coloproctology, NIHR Academy, Sarcoma UK, Vascular Society for Great Britain and Ireland, and Yorkshire Cancer Research. The funders of the study had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing of the report. Disclosures: The authors reported no conflicts of interest. The Journal policy requires editors and reviewers to disclose conflicts of interest and to decline handling or reviewing manuscripts for which they may have a conflict of interest. The editors and reviewers of this article have no conflicts of interest. A complete list of the authors in the Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network and COVIDSurg Collaborative appears at the end of this article. Received for publication Jan 5, 2021; revisions received March 23, 2021; accepted for publication March 26, 2021; available ahead of print April 3, 2021. Address for reprints: Ricky Vaja, BM, BMedSci, MRCS, Imperial College London, National Heart & Lung Institute, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, London, United Kingdom, SW7 2AZ (E-mail: [email protected]). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021;162:e355-72 0022-5223/$36.00 Crown Copyright 2021…

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