Methylprednisolone May be Associated with Improved Lung Compliance in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients on Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Early Outcomes and Complications Following Cardiac Surgery in Patients Testing Positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019: An International Cohort Study

This study confirms increased mortality and respiratory complications associated with perioperative COVID-19 infection highlighting the need for COVID clean pathways and postdischarge shielding of cardiac surgery patients, caregivers, and relatives. Further work is required to ascertain the influence of delays to surgery on those still requiring cardiac surgery.