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posted on 2020-10-12, 15:14 authored by Hussein ElkhayatThere is currently not enough evidence to decide upon the best practice for thoracic surgery during the pandemic since the situation continues to be highly dynamic on a day-to-day basis. The author presents this short video recorded from a Medtronic thoracic surgery appearing in a webinar during this pandemic to emphasize the points that need to be addressed for service reactivation and how can surgeons can protect themselves during this time.
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Disclosure
The author received an honorarium from Medtronic for sharing this webinar.