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. 2020 Sep 1;58(3):411-413.
doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa252.

Why change? Lessons in leadership from the COVID-19 pandemic

Anders Ahlsson  1
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Why change? Lessons in leadership from the COVID-19 pandemic

Anders Ahlsson. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Covid-19; Leadership; Management.

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
(A) The number per month of PCI for acute coronary syndromes at Karolinska University Hospital for the years 2019–2020. (B) The number per month of open heart surgery procedures at Karolinska University Hospital for the years 2018–2020. PCI: percutaneous coronary interventions.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Intensive bed capacity for patients with COVID-19 compared to number of patients at Karolinska University Hospital. COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ICU: intensive care unit.
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