CONCLUSIONS
From our experience with this small series of patients, defering urgent cardiac surgery in clinically stable patients with confirmed COVID-19 while under close monitoring is safe and allowed to perform surgery with favourable outcomes. Operating as early as 4 days after negative swab does not increase mortality and morbidity.
Further studies on larger volume of patients are required to increase the understanding of the impact of COVID-19 during the peri-operative period, the implications of operating in positive patients and the recovery period recommended before attempting surgical treatment when time permits.
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