Progress in Medical Sciences. 2021;
5(2):(64-164)
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeries can be Made Safe Even during Peak of Covid-19 Pandemic
Deepak Puri
Abstract
The Covid 19 pandemic has had devastating effects on healthcare
globally and even worse impact on those having heart and other
lifestyle diseases like diabetes, cancer, stress, and depression.
Delay in treatment can aggravate the disease and worsen
prognosis. Although several guidelines have been proposed,
to ensure safety of managing Team and patient, so that only
emergency surgeries are performed during Covid 19 peak, yet
morbidity and mortality was found to be high during Covid
pandemic [1]. However, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery is
a specialty wherein Surgeons are expected to remain on their
toes round the clock, even during peak of the pandemic, despite
strict lockdowns in order to prevent worsening of complications
among patients requiring surgical interventions. Keeping this in
mind we ensured constant availability of safe Cardiovascular and
Thoracic surgery facilities to all patients who reached our hospital
irrespective of the gravity of second Covid 19 peak
