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. 2020 May 18;110(4):1103–1107. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.006

Table 2.

Twitter Pollsa

Crowd-Sourced Topics Poll Question Respondents, No.
Demographics Geographic location 32
Career/training status 25
Triaging patients during the pandemic Ambulatory clinic 60
Delayed surgical management of early staged lung cancer 35
Diversion of early staged lung cancer patients to other modalities 24
Appropriateness of heart/lung transplantations 113
Management of left main coronary artery disease 32
Management of symptomatic severe valvular disease 41
Management of symptomatic severe aortic aneurysmal disease 37
Surgical education Impact on residency, fellowship, and job interviews 34
Impact on licensing examinations 21
Preferred approach to licensing examinations 18
Impact on didactic sessions 35
Impact on clinical/operative educational experiences 32
Limited resources Availability of PPE 34
Policies surrounding use of PPE 49
N95 respirator use recommendations 94
Types of aerosolizing procedures 39
Preoperative COVID-19 testing 38
Availability of hospital resources 32
Ventilatory strategies 19
Keeping family and home safe Changes to living space 26
Plans for self-isolation 68
Format of TSSMN chat Usefulness of chat 13

COVID-19, novel coronavirus disease 2019; PPE, personal protective equipment; TSSMN, Thoracic Surgery Social Media Network.

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Full responses to the Twitter polls are available at the following link: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1244659611166097414.html.