Under the protocol, each player will undergo a risk assessment for potential respiratory and cardiac complications that could be associated with the virus.

And as the global average life expectancy increases, so do concerns of cardiac complications of the elderly.

Cardiac complications were the most prevalent indirect cause of maternal deaths in childbirth, with a rate of 2.06 out of 100,000 maternities.

A patient's risk for perioperative cardiac complications increased with number of variables that were present.

Temporary measures include the administration of calcium to protect against cardiac complications, insulin or salbutamol to redistribute potassium into cells, and infusions of bicarbonate solution.