Ramping Up Delivery of Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guidance Statement From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons COVID-19 Task Force
Engelman D, Lother S, George I, Ailawadi G, Atluri P, Grant M, Haft J, Hassan A, Legare J, Whitman G, Arora R, Surgery S. Ramping Up Delivery of Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guidance Statement From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons COVID-19 Task Force. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 712-717. PMID: 32407853, PMCID: PMC7215160, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 pandemic burdenSurgical programsHigh-risk anatomyUrgent operative proceduresCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHealthcare systemCardiac surgical programsHealthcare deliveryDisease 2019 pandemicPublic health restrictionsCOVID-19 Task ForceCardiac surgeryClinical statusElective proceduresCOVID-19 casesPandemic burdenHealthcare workersOperative procedureSurgical proceduresRapid transmissibilityCase volumePandemic surgeGuidance statementsPatientsCare deliveryAdult cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: Aggressive infection mitigation strategies are necessary in the operating room and surgical recovery
Engelman D, Lother S, George I, Funk D, Ailawadi G, Atluri P, Grant M, Haft J, Hassan A, Legare J, Whitman G, Arora R, Force T. Adult cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: Aggressive infection mitigation strategies are necessary in the operating room and surgical recovery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 160: 447-451. PMID: 32689700, PMCID: PMC7185923, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCardiac Surgical ProceduresConsensusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross InfectionHeart DiseasesHumansInfection ControlInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalInfectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-PatientOccupational HealthOperating RoomsPandemicsPatient SafetyPneumonia, ViralRecovery RoomRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2VirulenceAdult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies Are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery
Engelman D, Lother S, George I, Funk D, Ailawadi G, Atluri P, Grant M, Haft J, Hassan A, Legare J, Whitman G, Arora R, Force T. Adult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies Are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 707-711. PMID: 32353440, PMCID: PMC7185911, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research