dc.contributor.author
Dziodzio, Tomasz
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Knitter, Sebastian
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Wu, Helen Hairun
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Ritschl, Paul Viktor
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Hillebrandt, Karl-Herbert
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Jara, Maximilian
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Juraszek, Andrzej
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Öllinger, Robert
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Pratschke, Johann
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Rückert, Jens
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Neudecker, Jens
dc.date.accessioned
2022-01-27T14:15:24Z
dc.date.available
2022-01-27T14:15:24Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/33750
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-33470
dc.description.abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic challenges international and national healthcare systems. In the field of thoracic surgery, procedures may be deferred due to mandatory constraints of the access to diagnostics, staff and follow-up facilities. There is a lack of prospective data on the management of benign and malignant thoracic conditions in the pandemic. Therefore, we derived recommendations from 14 thoracic societies to address key questions on the topic of COVID-19 in the field of thoracic surgery. Respective recommendations were extracted and the degree of consensus among different organizations was calculated. A high degree of consensus was found to temporarily suspend non-critical elective procedures or procedures for benign conditions and to prioritize patients with symptomatic or advanced cancer. Prior to hospitalization, patients should be screened for respiratory symptoms indicating possible COVID-19 infection and most societies recommended to screen all patients for COVID-19 prior to admission. There was a weak consensus on the usage of serology tests and CT scans for COVID-19 diagnostics. Nearly all societies suggested to postpone elective procedures in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and recommended constant reevaluation of these patients. Additionally, we summarized recommendations focusing on precautions in the theater and the management of chest drains. This study provides a novel approach to informed guidance for thoracic surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic in the absence of scientific evidence-based data.
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dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
thoracic surgery
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dc.subject
recommendations
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dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
Thoracic Surgery in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Novel Approach to Reach Guideline Consensus
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumber
2769
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.3390/jcm10132769
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Journal of Clinical Medicine
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
13
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
MDPI AG
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
10
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pmid
34202563
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
2077-0383