Open AccessConsiderations and recommendations for obstetric anesthesia care during COVID-19 pandemic - Saudi anesthesia society guidelines
Author(s) -
Omar Alyamani,
Ibrahim Abushoshah,
Nasser Tawfeeq,
Fatma Al Dammas,
Fahd Algurashi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_310_20
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , obstetric anesthesia , coronavirus , medical literature , medical emergency , disease , pregnancy , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , pathology , biology , outbreak , genetics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China late 2019 and became a pandemic causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Despite its lower mortality rate compared to the other coronaviruses, it has a higher human-to-human transmission rate. Anesthesiologists may benefit from a review of the current evidence related to the obstetric patient with COVID-19.