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Practice Guideline
. 2020 Aug;160(2):601-605.
doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.061. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

COVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network

Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network, Inc; Mara Antonoff, Leah Backhus, Daniel J Boffa, Stephen R Broderick, Lisa M Brown, Phillip Carrott, James M Clark, David Cooke, Elizabeth David, Matt Facktor, Farhood Farjah, Eric Grogan, James Isbell, David R Jones, Biniam Kidane, Anthony W Kim, Shaf Keshavjee, Seth Krantz, Natalie Lui, Linda Martin, Robert A Meguid, Shari L Meyerson, Tim Mullett, Heidi Nelson, David D Odell, Joseph D Phillips, Varun Puri, Valerie Rusch, Lawrence Shulman, Thomas K Varghese, Elliot Wakeam, Douglas E Wood
Practice Guideline

COVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network

Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network, Inc et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

The extraordinary demands of managing the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world's ability to care for patients with thoracic malignancies. As a hospital's COVID-19 population increases and hospital resources are depleted, the ability to provide surgical care is progressively restricted, forcing surgeons to prioritize among their cancer populations. Representatives from multiple cancer, surgical, and research organizations have come together to provide a guide for triaging patients with thoracic malignancies as the impact of COVID-19 evolves as each hospital.

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