Consensus guidelines for interventional cardiology services delivery during covid-19 pandemic in Australia and new Zealand

S T H Lo; A S Yong; A Sinhal; S Shetty; A McCann; D Clark; L Galligan; S El-Jack; M Sader; R Tan; H Hallani; P Barlis; R Sechi; E Dictado; A Walton; G Starmer; R Bhagwandeen; D Y Leung; C P Juergens; R Bhindi; D W M Muller; R Rajaratnum; J K French; L Kritharides; Interventional council of CSANZ and COVID-19 Interventional cardiology working group

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2020.04.002

Consensus guidelines for interventional cardiology services delivery during covid-19 pandemic in Australia and new Zealand

Heart Lung Circ. 2020 Jun;29(6):e69-e77. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.04.002. Epub 2020 May 6.

Authors

S T H Lo¹, A S Yong², A Sinhal³, S Shetty⁴, A McCann⁵, D Clark⁶, L Galligan⁷, S El-Jack⁸, M Sader⁹, R Tan¹⁰, H Hallani¹⁰, P Barlis¹¹, R Sechi¹², E Dictado¹², A Walton¹³, G Starmer¹⁴, R Bhagwandeen¹⁵, D Y Leung¹⁶, C P Juergens¹⁶, R Bhindi¹⁷, D W M Muller¹⁸, R Rajaratnum¹⁹, J K French¹⁹, L Kritharides²⁰; Interventional council of CSANZ and COVID-19 Interventional cardiology working group

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, NSW, Australia; University of Sydney, Australia.
³ Flinders Medical Centre, SA, Australia.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, WA, Australia.
⁵ Department of Cardiology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD, Australia; University of Queensland, Australia.
⁶ Department of Cardiology, Austin Hospital, VIC, Australia.
⁷ Department of Cardiology, Royal Hobart Hospital, TAS, Australia.
⁸ Department of Cardiology, North Shore Hospital, New Zealand.
⁹ University of Sydney, Australia; Department of Cardiology, St George Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹⁰ Department of Cardiology, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia.
¹¹ Department of Cardiology, Nepean Hospital, NSW, Australia; Department of Cardiology, The Northern Hospital, VIC, Australia; Department of Cardiology, St Vincents' Hospital, VIC, Australia; University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
¹² Department of Nursing, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹³ Department of Cardiology, Alfred Hospital, VIC, Australia; Monash University, VIC, Australia.
¹⁴ Department of Cardiology, Cairns Hospital, QLD, Australia.
¹⁵ Department of Cardiology, John Hunter Hospital, NSW, Australia; Lake Macquarie Private Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹⁶ Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia; University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia.
¹⁷ University of Sydney, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹⁸ University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia; St Vincent's Hospital, NSW, Australia.
¹⁹ Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia; University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia; Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia.
²⁰ Department of Cardiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, NSW, Australia; University of Sydney, Australia; ANZAC Medical Research Institute, Australia.

Abstract

The global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses an unprecedented stress on healthcare systems internationally. These Health system-wide demands call for efficient utilisation of resources at this time in a fair, consistent, ethical and efficient manner would improve our ability to treat patients. Excellent co-operation between hospital units (especially intensive care unit [ICU], emergency department [ED] and cardiology) is critical in ensuring optimal patient outcomes. The purpose of this document is to provide practical guidelines for the effective use of interventional cardiology services in Australia and New Zealand. The document will be updated regularly as new evidence and knowledge is gained with time. Goals Considerations.

Keywords: COVID-19; acute coronary syndromes; catheter laboratory; fibrinolysis; interventional cardiology; structural interventions.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Australia / epidemiology
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Cardiology / standards
Consensus*
Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections* / physiopathology
Coronavirus Infections* / therapy
Critical Care*
Humans
Intensive Care Units*
New Zealand / epidemiology
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral* / physiopathology
Pneumonia, Viral* / therapy
Practice Guidelines as Topic
SARS-CoV-2