Ramping up delivery of cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a guidance statement from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons COVID-19 task force

DT Engelman, S Lother, I George, G Ailawadi… - The Annals of Thoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Ramping up the delivery of cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a guidance statement from the Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons

A Hassan, RC Arora, SA Lother, C Adams… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a profound global effect. Its
rapid transmissibility has forced whole countries to adopt strict measures to contain its
spread. As part of necessary pandemic planning, most Canadian cardiac surgical programs
have prioritized and delayed elective procedures in an effort to reduce the burden on the
health care system and to mobilize resources in the event of a pandemic surge. While the
number of COVID-19 cases continue to increase worldwide, new cases have begun to …
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