2022
Surgical Triage and Timing for Patients With Coronavirus Disease: A Guidance Statement from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Grant M, Lother S, Engelman D, Hassan A, Atluri P, Moosdorf R, Hayanga J, Merritt-Genore H, Chatterjee S, Firstenberg M, Hirose H, Higgins J, Legare J, Lamarche Y, Kass M, Mansour S, Arora R. Surgical Triage and Timing for Patients With Coronavirus Disease: A Guidance Statement from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2022, 114: 387-393. PMID: 35595089, PMCID: PMC9113762, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variantsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variantsCOVID-19Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicCardiac surgical teamPublic health effortsDisease 2019 pandemicPerioperative periodPreoperative patientsCOVID-19 casesVascular surgeryCritical careEfficacious vaccineCardiac surgeonsCardiovascular AngiographyThoracic Surgeons WorkforceThoracic surgeonsCardiac interventionsSurgical teamHealth effortsSurgical triageGuidance statementsInterventional cardiologyProcedural servicesCoronavirus disease
2020
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 delivery