Cardiac surgery air-bridging in the Caribbean

The need for air-bridging of cardiac patients in the Caribbean for surgical treatment abroad has many downfalls. Besides the burden on national health budgets, the risks involved with transfers, and delayed treatment, patients depend completely on care abroad.

Autores:
Vinck, Eric
Vervoort, Dominique
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2020
Institución:
Universidad El Bosque
Repositorio:
Repositorio U. El Bosque
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unbosque.edu.co:20.500.12495/5091
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12495/5091
https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.05.002
https://repositorio.unbosque.edu.co
Palabra clave:
Air-bridge
Cardiac Surgery
Caribbean
Rights
openAccess
License
Acceso abierto
Description
Summary:The need for air-bridging of cardiac patients in the Caribbean for surgical treatment abroad has many downfalls. Besides the burden on national health budgets, the risks involved with transfers, and delayed treatment, patients depend completely on care abroad.