GuidelineThe Annals of thoracic surgery2020
Ramping Up Delivery of Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guidance Statement From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons COVID-19 Task Force.
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- Nationwide analysis of case volume and outcomes in cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.JTCVS open · 2024Article
- Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Antibody Levels.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Observational
- Parsimonious machine learning models to predict resource use in cardiac surgery across a statewide collaborative.JTCVS open · 2022Article
- Surgical Triage and Timing for Patients With Coronavirus Disease: A Guidance Statement from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.The Annals of thoracic surgery · 2022Article
- Development of an organ procurement team in South Australia in response to COVID-19.ANZ journal of surgery · 2022Review
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- The assessment of patients undergoing cardiac surgery for Covid-19: Complications occurring during cardiopulmonary bypass.Perfusion · 2022Article
- Perioperative Outcomes of Acute Type-A Aortic Dissection Repair was Unaffected by COVID-19 Testing Delay.Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Importance of pre-operative COVID-19 screening test in elective surgeries.Iranian journal of microbiology · 2022Article
- Cardiac Surgery Outcomes in an Epicenter of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2022Article
- Cardiac surgeons' concerns, perceptions, and responses during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of cardiac surgery · 2021Article
- A methodological evaluation of the published consensus statements, recommendations and guidelines about surgical management in the course of coronavirus disease pandemic.Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals · 2021Review
- Cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 sine wave: Preparation once, preparation twice. A view from Houston.Journal of cardiac surgery · 2021Review
- Safe and effective protocol for discharge 3 days after cardiac surgery.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Getting back to work: A framework and pivot plan to resume elective surgery and procedures after COVID-19.Surgery open science · 2021Article
- Commentary: "How to Slay the Aortic Dissection Beast in a COVID-19 World".Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2021Article
- Commentary: Can we do better during a potential second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)?JTCVS open · 2020Article
- Commentary: A survey of UK cardiac surgeons' opinions during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A point and place in time.The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound global impact. Its rapid transmissibility has transformed healthcare delivery and forced countries to adopt strict measures to contain its spread. The vast majority of the United States cardiac surgical programs have deferred all but truly emergent/urgent operative procedures in an effort to reduce the burden on the healthcare system and to mobilize resources to combat the pandemic surge. While the number of COVID-19 cases continue to increase worldwide, the incidence of new cases has begun to decline in many North American cities. This "flattening of the curve" has prompted interest in reopening the economy, relaxing public health restrictions, and resuming nonurgent healthcare delivery. The following document provides a template whereby adult cardiac surgical programs may begin to ramp-up the care delivery in a deliberate and graded fashion as the COVID-19 pandemic burden begins to ease. "Resuscitating" the timely delivery of care is guided by three principles: (1) Collaborate to permit increased case volumes, balancing the clinical needs of patients awaiting surgical procedures with the local resources available within each healthcare system. (2) Prioritize patients awaiting elective procedures while proactively engaging all stakeholders, focusing on those with high-risk anatomy, changing/symptomatic clinical status, and, once these variables have been addressed, prioritizing by waiting times. (3) Reevaluate local conditions continuously to assess for any increase in admissions due to a recrudescence of cases, to assure adequate resources to care for patients, and to monitor in-hospital infectious transmissions to both patients and healthcare workers.
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