Abstract
Background A sudden emergence of global pandemic due to SARS- Cov -2 has changed the scenario of management of non COVID diseases. With very high infectivity rate and stormy course, this disease has made the lives of people miserable so with the health care facilities and treatment. All the medical fraternities are in the state of confusion that how to treat or not to treat the patients of illness other than the corona virus infection. We are sharing our experience of cardiac surgery at our tertiary center in lockdown and unlockdown period. Material And Method This is a retrospective study from April 2020 to November 2020. We have operated upon 232 cases in this duration. Results Out of 232 cases – Overall mortality –26, Post covid operated – 4, Number of covid positive after surgery – 3, Post covid mortality – 1 Conclusion Use of N95 mask, PPE kit or HIV KIT, with regular sanitization of hands have made possible to perform cardiac surgery in this difcult situation on the patients of cardiac illness which usually cannot wait longer.
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