PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Esta S. Bovill AU - Christopher Doherty AU - Rebecca Warburton AU - Sheina A. Macadam AU - Nancy Van Laeken AU - Peter A. Lennox AU - Kathryn V. Isaac TI - Management of patients requiring reconstructive breast surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations from the BC Regional Breast Reconstruction Network AID - 10.1503/cjs.005221 DP - 2021 Jul 01 TA - Canadian Journal of Surgery PG - E377--E380 VI - 64 IP - 4 4099 - http://canjsurg.ca/content/64/4/E377.short 4100 - http://canjsurg.ca/content/64/4/E377.full SO - CAN J SURG2021 Jul 01; 64 AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges in health care, threatening access and delivery of medical services across all sectors. Patients with breast cancer desiring breast reconstruction require timely interdisciplinary care; resource limitations threaten access to this elective reconstructive element of cancer care. An expert panel was convened to identify challenges, recommend preliminary solutions, and identify important future directions in anticipation of prolonged restrictions. This paper presents consensus recommendations for care of breast cancer reconstruction patients during the pandemic based on expert opinion from the BC Breast Reconstruction Network.