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 Esta S. Bovill
A1 Christopher Doherty
A1 Rebecca Warburton
A1 Sheina A. Macadam
A1 Nancy Van Laeken
A1 Peter A. Lennox
A1 Kathryn V. Isaac
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.