Consensus guidelines for interventional cardiology services delivery during covid-19 pandemic in Australia and new Zealand

S T H Lo¹, A S Yong², A Sinhal³, S Shetty⁴, A McCann⁵, D Clark⁶, L Galligan⁷, S El-Jack⁸, M Sader⁹, R Tan¹⁰, H Hallani¹⁰, P Barlis¹¹, R Sechi¹², E Dictado¹², A Walton¹³, G Starmer¹⁴, R Bhagwandeen¹⁵, D Y Leung¹⁶, C P Juergens¹⁶, R Bhindi¹⁷, D W M Muller¹⁸, R Rajaratnum¹⁹, J K French¹⁹, L Kritharides²⁰; Interventional council of CSANZ and COVID-19 Interventional cardiology working group

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¹ Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: Intervention@csanz.edu.au.
² Department of Cardiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, NSW, Australia; University of Sydney, Australia.
³ Flinders Medical Centre, SA, Australia.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, WA, Australia.
⁵ Department of Cardiology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD, Australia; University of Queensland, Australia.
⁶ Department of Cardiology, Austin Hospital, VIC, Australia.
⁷ Department of Cardiology, Royal Hobart Hospital, TAS, Australia.
⁸ Department of Cardiology, North Shore Hospital, New Zealand.
⁹ University of Sydney, Australia; Department of Cardiology, St George Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹⁰ Department of Cardiology, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia.
¹¹ Department of Cardiology, Nepean Hospital, NSW, Australia; Department of Cardiology, The Northern Hospital, VIC, Australia; Department of Cardiology, St Vincents' Hospital, VIC, Australia; University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
¹² Department of Nursing, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹³ Department of Cardiology, Alfred Hospital, VIC, Australia; Monash University, VIC, Australia.
¹⁴ Department of Cardiology, Cairns Hospital, QLD, Australia.
¹⁵ Department of Cardiology, John Hunter Hospital, NSW, Australia; Lake Macquarie Private Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹⁶ Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia; University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia.
¹⁷ University of Sydney, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹⁸ University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia; St Vincent's Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹⁹ Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia; University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia; Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia.
²⁰ Department of Cardiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, NSW, Australia; University of Sydney, Australia; ANZAC Medical Research Institute, Australia.

PMID: 32471696
PMCID: PMC7202321
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.04.002

Consensus guidelines for interventional cardiology services delivery during covid-19 pandemic in Australia and new Zealand

S T H Lo et al. Heart Lung Circ. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;29(6):e69-e77.

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.04.002. Epub 2020 May 6.

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: Intervention@csanz.edu.au.
² Department of Cardiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, NSW, Australia; University of Sydney, Australia.
³ Flinders Medical Centre, SA, Australia.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, WA, Australia.
⁵ Department of Cardiology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD, Australia; University of Queensland, Australia.
⁶ Department of Cardiology, Austin Hospital, VIC, Australia.
⁷ Department of Cardiology, Royal Hobart Hospital, TAS, Australia.
⁸ Department of Cardiology, North Shore Hospital, New Zealand.
⁹ University of Sydney, Australia; Department of Cardiology, St George Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹⁰ Department of Cardiology, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia.
¹¹ Department of Cardiology, Nepean Hospital, NSW, Australia; Department of Cardiology, The Northern Hospital, VIC, Australia; Department of Cardiology, St Vincents' Hospital, VIC, Australia; University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
¹² Department of Nursing, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹³ Department of Cardiology, Alfred Hospital, VIC, Australia; Monash University, VIC, Australia.
¹⁴ Department of Cardiology, Cairns Hospital, QLD, Australia.
¹⁵ Department of Cardiology, John Hunter Hospital, NSW, Australia; Lake Macquarie Private Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹⁶ Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia; University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia.
¹⁷ University of Sydney, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹⁸ University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia; St Vincent's Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹⁹ Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia; University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia; Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia.
²⁰ Department of Cardiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, NSW, Australia; University of Sydney, Australia; ANZAC Medical Research Institute, Australia.

PMID: 32471696
PMCID: PMC7202321
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.04.002

Abstract

The global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses an unprecedented stress on healthcare systems internationally. These Health system-wide demands call for efficient utilisation of resources at this time in a fair, consistent, ethical and efficient manner would improve our ability to treat patients. Excellent co-operation between hospital units (especially intensive care unit [ICU], emergency department [ED] and cardiology) is critical in ensuring optimal patient outcomes. The purpose of this document is to provide practical guidelines for the effective use of interventional cardiology services in Australia and New Zealand. The document will be updated regularly as new evidence and knowledge is gained with time. Goals Considerations.

Keywords: COVID-19; acute coronary syndromes; catheter laboratory; fibrinolysis; interventional cardiology; structural interventions.

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Letter to the Editor: CSANZ Consensus Guidelines for Interventional Cardiology Services Delivery During COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia and New Zealand.
Sarathy K, Pitney M, Konecny P, Jepson N. Sarathy K, et al. Heart Lung Circ. 2020 Aug;29(8):1260-1261. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.05.091. Epub 2020 Jul 6. Heart Lung Circ. 2020. PMID: 32646639 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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