The impact of COVID-19 on a South African pediatric cardiac service: implications and insights into service capacity

• Main Authors: Thomas Aldersley (Author), Andre Brooks (Author), Paul Human (Author), John Lawrenson (Author), George Comitis (Author), Rik De Decker (Author), Barend Fourie (Author), Rodgers Manganyi (Author), Harold Pribut (Author), Shamiel Salie (Author), Lenise Swanson (Author), Liesl Zühlke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and ObjectivesThe Western Cape public pediatric cardiac service is under-resourced. COVID-19 regulations are likely to have long-term effects on patient care but may provide insight into service capacity requirements. As such, we aimed to quantify the impact of COVID-19 regulations on thi...