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Surgical decision-making and prioritization for cancer patients at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: A multidisciplinary approach.
Tzeng, Ching-Wei D; Tran Cao, Hop S; Roland, Christina L; Teshome, Mediget; Bednarski, Brian K; Ikoma, Naruhiko; Graham, Paul H; Keung, Emily Z; Scally, Christopher P; Katz, Matthew H G; Gershenwald, Jeffrey E; Lee, Jeffrey E; Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas.
  • Tzeng CD; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: CDTzeng@mdanderson.org.
  • Tran Cao HS; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Roland CL; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Teshome M; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Bednarski BK; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Ikoma N; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Graham PH; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Keung EZ; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Scally CP; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Katz MHG; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Gershenwald JE; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Lee JE; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Vauthey JN; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Surg Oncol ; 34: 182-185, 2020 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-133568
ABSTRACT
In the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, governmental agencies, state medical boards, and healthcare organizations have called for restricting "elective" operations to mitigate the risk of transmission of the virus amongst patients and healthcare providers and to preserve essential resources for potential regional surges of COVID patients. While the fear of delaying surgical care for many of our patients is deeply challenging for us as cancer care providers, we must balance our personal commitment to providing timely and appropriate oncologic care to our cancer patients with our societal responsibility to protect our patients (including those on whom we are operating), co-workers, trainees, families, and community, from undue risks of contracting and propagating COVID-19. Herein, we present guidelines for surgical decision-making and case prioritization developed among all adult disease specialties in the MD Anderson Cancer Center Departments of Surgical Oncology and Breast Surgical Oncology in Houston, Texas.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Practice Guidelines as Topic / Coronavirus Infections / Patient Selection / Clinical Decision-Making / Neoplasms Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Surg Oncol Journal subject: Neoplasms Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Practice Guidelines as Topic / Coronavirus Infections / Patient Selection / Clinical Decision-Making / Neoplasms Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Surg Oncol Journal subject: Neoplasms Year: 2020 Document Type: Article