Minimising risk to thoracic surgical teams in an era of COVID-19: exploring possible preventative measures

xlomafota.13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Minimising risk to thoracic surgical teams in an era of COVID-19: exploring possible preventative measures Via Latest Results for Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Abstract The demands of curtailing the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic have disrupted the world's ability to care for patients with thoracic pathologies. Those who undergo thoracic surgical therapeutic procedures are a high-risk category, likely to have impaired lung function but also high risk for exposing clinical teams to aerosolised viral loads. In light of this global pandemic, thorough pre-procedural planning, adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), experienced personnel and judicious anaesthetic and intra-operative measures will serve to be instrumental in ensuring positive patient outcomes whilst still protecting the safety of healthcare workers. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.