Dear Editor,I would like to comment on “Cardiac surgery in patients with confirmed COVID‐19 infection: early experience.”
Surgery is usually considered a risky procedure for COVID‐19 contact during this pandemic. In general, elective surgery is usually postponed but necessary/emergency surgery may be still indicated. Good prevention is important and the operation for COVID‐19 patients does not mean there will be further disease spread. The operation in asymptomatic COVID‐19 patients has been reported and there is no further transmission to anyone even though the diagnosis of COVID‐19 is made after the operation.
The experience of Hussain et al
on cardiac surgery on patients with COVID‐19 confirms that good planning and management are important for these operations. Furthermore, the surgeon is assured that COVID‐19 patients who require cardiac surgery during this outbreak is feasible and can be done safely and effectively. Nevertheless, interesting data that Hussain et al
may have omitted is to report on the preparation of the patient before and after surgery, with isolation/surveillance procedures. For the management of a COVID‐19 patient, the focus should be not only during the operation phase but also pre‐and postsurgery.
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