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
2021
Perioperative Coronavirus Vaccination—Timing and Implications: A Guidance Document
Merritt-Genore H, Moosdorf R, Gillaspie E, Lother S, Engelman D, Ahmed S, Baciewicz FA, Grant MC, Milewski R, Cawcutt K, Hayanga JA, Chatterjee S, Arora RC, Care S. Perioperative Coronavirus Vaccination—Timing and Implications: A Guidance Document. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2021, 112: 1707-1715. PMID: 34370980, PMCID: PMC8349423, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Cardiac Surgery-Enhanced Recovery Programs Modified for COVID-19: Key Steps to Preserve Resources, Manage Caseload Backlog, and Improve Patient Outcomes
Gregory A, Grant M, Boyle E, Arora R, Williams J, Salenger R, Chatterjee S, Lobdell K, Jahangiri M, Engelman D. Cardiac Surgery-Enhanced Recovery Programs Modified for COVID-19: Key Steps to Preserve Resources, Manage Caseload Backlog, and Improve Patient Outcomes. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2020, 34: 3218-3224. PMID: 32888804, PMCID: PMC7416680, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryCOVID-19 careCOVID-19 pandemicEvidence-based measuresCurrent healthcare climatePerioperative carePatient outcomesProvider safetyPatient experienceEnhanced recoveryHigh-quality healthcareRecovery programPatient careSurgeryHospital capacityHealthcare climateMulti-disciplinary groupCareCOVID-19Supportive evidenceOutcomesCOVID-19 environmentPandemicPatientsRamping 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 ResearchAdult cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A tiered patient triage guidance statement
Haft J, Atluri P, Ailawadi G, Engelman D, Grant M, Hassan A, Legare J, Whitman G, Arora R, Surgery T. Adult cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A tiered patient triage guidance statement. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 160: 452-455. PMID: 32689701, PMCID: PMC7161470, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCardiac Surgical ProceduresConsensusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross InfectionHeart DiseasesHumansInfection ControlInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalInfectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-PatientOccupational HealthPandemicsPatient SafetyPneumonia, ViralRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2TriageVirulenceConceptsCardiac surgeonsAdult cardiac surgeryCardiac surgery teamAdult cardiac surgeonsCardiac surgeryPatient assessmentCurrent novel coronavirus pandemicSurgery teamGuidance statementsNovel coronavirus pandemicMedical communityCOVID-19 pandemicInterdisciplinary teamSurgeonsPandemicOutpatientsPatientsSurgeryPhysiciansAdult Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Tiered Patient Triage Guidance Statement
Haft J, Atluri P, Ailawadi G, Engelman D, Grant M, Hassan A, Legare J, Whitman G, Arora R, Surgery S. Adult Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Tiered Patient Triage Guidance Statement. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 697-700. PMID: 32305286, PMCID: PMC7161520, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeonsAdult cardiac surgeryCardiac surgery teamAdult cardiac surgeonsCardiac surgeryPatient assessmentCurrent novel coronavirus pandemicSurgery teamGuidance statementsNovel coronavirus pandemicMedical communityCOVID-19 pandemicInterdisciplinary teamSurgeonsPandemicOutpatientsPatientsSurgeryPhysicians