Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Weston, FL.
J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Oct;231(4):490-496. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.06.020. Epub 2020 Jul 14.
The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly, and perhaps irrevocably, changed the way we live, conduct our business affairs, and practice medicine and surgery. In mid-March 2020, as COVID-19 infections escalated exponentially across many areas of the US, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Surgeon General, and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) recommended that hospitals and surgeons postpone non-urgent operations in order to provide care to COVID-19 patients. It quickly became obvious that the COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented medical challenges. ACS leadership, including the Board of Regents and Officers (Appendix), worked with the ACS Executive Director (Dr David Hoyt) and staff to rapidly organize a response to the COVID-19 crisis. The aim of this effort was to support ACS members and Fellows, as well as the broader medical community, in continuing to provide optimal patient care. Because other similar public health crises could arise in the future, we report the measures taken by the ACS to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
新冠疫情突然地、或许也是不可逆转地改变了我们的生活、开展商业活动以及行医和手术的方式。2020 年 3 月中旬，随着新冠病毒在美国许多地区呈指数级传播，疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）、卫生局局长和美国外科医师学会（ACS）建议医院和外科医生推迟非紧急手术，以便为新冠患者提供治疗。很快就明显看出，新冠疫情带来了前所未有的医疗挑战。ACS 领导层（包括理事会成员和官员[附录]）与 ACS 执行主任（David Hoyt 博士）和工作人员合作，迅速组织应对新冠危机。这项工作的目的是支持 ACS 成员和院士，以及更广泛的医疗社区，继续为患者提供最佳治疗。由于未来可能会出现其他类似的公共卫生危机，我们报告了 ACS 为应对新冠疫情而采取的措施。
