RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Management of patients requiring reconstructive breast surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations from the BC Regional Breast Reconstruction Network
JF Canadian Journal of Surgery
JO CAN J SURG
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP E377
OP E380
DO 10.1503/cjs.005221
VO 64
IS 4
A1 Bovill, Esta S.
A1 Doherty, Christopher
A1 Warburton, Rebecca
A1 Macadam, Sheina A.
A1 Van Laeken, Nancy
A1 Lennox, Peter A.
A1 Isaac, Kathryn V.
YR 2021
UL http://canjsurg.ca/content/64/4/E377.abstract
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.