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Pediatric anesthetic implications of COVID‐19—A review of current literature
Author(s) -
LeeArcher Paul,
UngernSternberg Britta S.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/pan.13889
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , intubation , pandemic , airway management , medical emergency , nurse anesthetist , intensive care medicine , medline , anesthesia , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , outbreak , political science , law
Pediatric anesthetists have an important role to play in the management of patients suspected or confirmed to have COVID‐19. In many institutions, the COVID‐19 intubation teams are staffed with anesthetists as the proceduralists working throughout the hospitals also in the ICU and Emergency Departments. As practitioners who perform aerosol generating procedures involving the airway, we are at high risk of exposure to the virus SARS‐CoV‐2 and need to ensure we are well prepared and trained to manage such cases. This article reviews the relevant pediatric literature surrounding COVID‐19 and summarizes the key recommendations for anesthetists involved in the care of children during this pandemic.