Open AccessSuccessful anesthetic management in a case of grade V splenic injury in covid 19 positive patient: A case report
Author(s) -
Anupama Kumari,
Farah Husain,
Anjili Sethi,
Kirti N Saxena
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of clinical anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-4781
pISSN - 2394-4994
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijca.2021.104
Subject(s) - medicine , exploratory laparotomy , airway management , splenectomy , hemoperitoneum , laparotomy , neuraxial blockade , anesthesia , surgery , airway , intensive care medicine , spleen , spinal anesthesia
Splenic injuries are amongst the most frequent trauma-related injuries which requires emergency surgeries demanding meticulous surgical and anesthetic management. The aim while managing splenic trauma patients, is to restore homeostasis and normal pathophysiology in the body by achieving hemostasis with an emergency splenectomy. To date, there have been few reports describing the anaesthetic management of COVID-19 patients presenting for emergency surgery. In this article, we outline the anaesthetic management for a case with hemoperitoneum, posted for emergency exploratory laparotomy and splenectomy in our operating theatre who was incidentally diagnosed to be COVID positive in the emergency unit by a rapid antigen test.