The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the practice of thoracic oncology surgery: a survey of members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)

Depypere L. P. , Daddi N., Gooseman M. R. , BATIREL H. F. , Brunelli A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, vol.58, no.4, pp.752-762, 2020 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 58 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa284
  • Title of Journal : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
  • Page Numbers: pp.752-762
  • Keywords: (MEsH) Survey, Organization and administration, Thoracic surgery, Coronavirus disease 2019, Pandemic, COVID-19

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: There is widespread acknowledgement that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disrupted surgical services. The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) sent out a survey to assess what impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the practice of thoracic oncology surgery.