COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network

Overview

Journal J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Specialties Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
General Surgery
Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2020 Jul 22

PMID 32689703

Citations 34

Authors

Mara Antonoff

Leah Backhus

Daniel J Boffa

Stephen R Broderick

Lisa M Brown

Phillip Carrott

James M Clark

David Cooke

Elizabeth David

Matt Facktor

Farhood Farjah

Eric Grogan

James Isbell

David R Jones

Biniam Kidane

Anthony W Kim

Shaf Keshavjee

Seth Krantz

Natalie Lui

Linda Martin

Robert A Meguid

Shari L Meyerson

Tim Mullett

Heidi Nelson

David D Odell

Joseph D Phillips

Varun Puri

Valerie Rusch

Lawrence Shulman

Thomas K Varghese

Elliot Wakeam

Douglas E Wood

Affiliations

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Abstract

The extraordinary demands of managing the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world's ability to care for patients with thoracic malignancies. As a hospital's COVID-19 population increases and hospital resources are depleted, the ability to provide surgical care is progressively restricted, forcing surgeons to prioritize among their cancer populations. Representatives from multiple cancer, surgical, and research organizations have come together to provide a guide for triaging patients with thoracic malignancies as the impact of COVID-19 evolves as each hospital.

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