Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network and COVIDSurg CollaborativeAkowah, EnochMateo Sierra, OlgaGwini, G.P.2025-12-172025-12-172021Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network and COVIDSurg Collaborative. Early outcomes and complications following cardiac surgery in patients testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019: An international cohort study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Aug;162(2):e355-e372. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.091. Epub 2021 Apr 3. PMID: 33933259; PMCID: PMC8019234.1097-685X10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.091.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/129244The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2, the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019 represented a global emergency accounting for more than 2.5 million deaths worldwide.1 It has had an unprecedented influence on cardiac surgery internationally, resulting in cautious delivery of surgery and restructuring of services.2 Understanding the influence of COVID-19 on patients after cardiac surgery is based on assumptions from other surgical specialties and single-center studies.engjournal articlehttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.091.33933259https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/the-journal-of-thoracic-and-cardiovascular-surgeryopen access616.12cardiac surgery; coronavirusCiencias Biomédicas32 Ciencias Médicas