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. 2020 Dec 14;112(6):1870–1876. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.12.001

Table 2.

Exposure of the Study Hospitals to Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and the Impact on Hospital Activities

Hospital January 2020 February 2020 March 2020 April 2020
Regional University Hospital, Nancy, France
 COVID-19 cases in hospital + + +
 COVID-19 cases in ICU + +
 ICU converted into COVID unit +
 Designated COVID unit + +
 OR converted into COVID unit
 Thoracic surgeon redeployed
 Stopping activity in OR + (1 wk)
European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
 COVID-19 cases in hospital + +
 COVID-19 cases in ICU
 ICU converted into COVID unit
 Designated COVID unit
 OR converted into COVID unit
 Thoracic surgeon redeployed
 Stopping activity in OR
Mc Gill University, Montreal, Canada
 COVID-19 cases in hospital + +
 COVID-19 cases in ICU + +
 ICU converted into COVID unit + +
 Designated COVID unit + +
 OR converted into COVID unit
 Thoracic surgeon redeployed
 Stopping activity in OR (+) restricted activity (emergency and oncology only)
University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
 COVID-19 cases in hospital + + +
 COVID-19 cases in ICU + +
 ICU converted into COVID unit
 Designated COVID unit + +
 OR converted into COVID unit
 Thoracic surgeon redeployed + +
 Stopping activity in OR (+) restricted activity (emergency and oncology only from March 18, 2020) (+) restricted activity (emergency and oncology only)
University of Turin, Turin, Italy
 COVID-19 cases in hospital + + +
 COVID-19 cases in ICU + +
 ICU converted into COVID unit + +
 Designated COVID unit + +
 OR converted into COVID unit + +
 Thoracic surgeon redeployed
 Stopping activity in OR
Rhena Private Hospital, Strasbourg, France
 COVID-19 cases in hospital + + +
 COVID-19 cases in ICU + +
 ICU converted into COVID unit + +
 Designated COVID unit + +
 OR converted into COVID unit + +
 Thoracic surgeon redeployed + +
 Stopping activity in OR + (2 wk) + (2 wk)

COVID, COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ICU intensive care unit; OR, operating room; +, present (COVID-19 patients or special measures); −, absent.