Dear GTSC Members,
We would like to share with you some helpful documents in hopes that it can help you in your system or at your institution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
American College of Surgeons:
COVID 19: Elective Case Triage Guidelines for Surgical Care
Consensus Statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery:
COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies
EClinicalMedicine:
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing surgeries during the incubation period o fCOVID-19 infection
Providence Cancer Institute:
Guidelines for restoring non-emergent and elective surgical oncology services after the COVID-19 pandemic
Providence St Joseph Health Surgical Oncology Focus Group:
Non-elective service guidelines supporting resource stewardship during Covid-19 pandemic
If you have resources you would like to share with our members, please email them to info@gtsc.org.
We hope you are staying safe and healthy during this pandemic.