• Annals of surgery · Aug 2020

    Cancer Surgery Scheduling During and After the COVID-19 First Wave: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience.

    • TzengChing-Wei DCDDepartments of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas., Mediget Teshome, KatzMatthew H GMHGDepartments of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas., Jeffrey S Weinberg, Stephen Y Lai, Mara B Antonoff, Justin E Bird, Aaron Shafer, John W Davis, David M Adelman, Bryan Moon, Gregory Reece, Sujit S Prabhu, Sarah M DeSnyder, John M Skibber, Reza Mehran, Kathleen Schmeler, Christina L Roland, Hop S Tran Cao, Thomas A Aloia, Abigail S Caudle, Stephen G Swisher, and Jean-Nicolas Vauthey.
    • Departments of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
    • Ann. Surg. 2020 Aug 1; 272 (2): e106e111e106-e111.

    ObjectiveTo summarize the multi-specialty strategy and initial guidelines of a Case Review Committee in triaging oncologic surgery procedures in a large Comprehensive Cancer Center and to outline current steps moving forward after the initial wave.Summary Of Background DataThe impetus for strategic rescheduling of operations is multifactorial and includes our societal responsibility to minimize COVID-19 exposure risk and propagation among patients, the healthcare workforce, and our community at large. Strategic rescheduling is also driven by the need to preserve limited resources. As many states have already or are considering to re-open and relax stay-at-home orders, there remains a continued need for careful surgical scheduling because we must face the reality that we will need to co-exist with COVID-19 for months, if not years.MethodsThe quality officers, chairs, and leadership of the 9 surgical departments in our Division of Surgery provide specialty-specific approaches to appropriately triage patients.ResultsWe present the strategic approach for surgical rescheduling during and immediately after the COVID-19 first wave for the 9 departments in the Division of Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.ConclusionsCancer surgeons should continue to use their oncologic knowledge to determine the window of opportunity for each surgical procedure, based on tumor biology, preoperative treatment sequencing, and response to systemic therapy, to safely guide patients through this cautious recovery phase.

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