Elective cardiovascular care in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: managing tragic choices.
BMJ Open Qual
; 9(3)2020 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-807785
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant morbidity and mortality globally. As health systems grapple with caring for patients affected with COVID-19, cardiovascular procedures that are deemed 'elective' have been postponed. Guidelines concerning which cardiac procedures should be performed during the pandemic vary by specialty and geography in the USA. We propose a clinical heuristic to guide individual physicians and governing bodies in their decision making regarding which cardiac procedures should be performed during the COVID-19 pandemic using the behavioural economics concept of heuristics and ecological rationality.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures
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Elective Surgical Procedures
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Economics, Behavioral
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Clinical Decision-Making
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Heuristics
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bmjoq-2020-001069
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