Open AccessA Practical Guide for Anesthesia Providers on the Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients in the Acute Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Ramon Abola,
Joseph B. Schwartz,
Joseph D. Forrester,
Tong J. Gan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000005295
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , personal protective equipment , covid-19 , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , coronavirus , health care , airway management , intensive care , economic shortage , acute care , medline , disease , airway , anesthesia , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , outbreak , political science , law , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , government (linguistics) , economics , economic growth
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has infected millions of individuals and posed unprecedented challenges to health care systems. Acute care hospitals have been forced to expand hospital and intensive care capacity and deal with shortages in personal protective equipment. This guide will review 2 areas where the anesthesiologists will be caring for COVID-19 patients: the operating room and on airway teams. General principles for COVID-19 preparation and hospital procedures will be reviewed to serve as a resource for anesthesia departments to manage COVID-19 or future pandemics.