• Jonathan W Haft, Pavan Atluri, Gorav Ailawadi, Daniel T Engelman, Michael C Grant, Ansar Hassan, Jean-Francois Legare, WhitmanGlenn J RGJRDepartment of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland., Rakesh C Arora, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons COVID-19 Task Force and the Workforce for Adult Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.
• Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2020 Aug 1; 110 (2): 697-700.

AbstractIn the setting of the current novel coronavirus pandemic, this document has been generated to provide guiding statements for the adult cardiac surgeon to consider in a rapidly evolving national landscape. Acknowledging the risk for a potentially prolonged need for cardiac surgery procedure deferral, we have created this proposed template for physicians and interdisciplinary teams to consider in protecting their patients, institution, and their highly specialized cardiac surgery team. In addition, recommendations on the transition from traditional in-person patient assessments and outpatient follow-up are provided. Lastly, we advocate that cardiac surgeons must continue to serve as leaders, experts, and relevant members of our medical community, shifting our role as necessary in this time of need.Copyright © 2020 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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