Open AccessModified Closed Chest Drainage System for Safe Anaesthesia in Patients with COVID-19 Suspicion
Author(s) -
Tülay Çardaközü,
Özge Çınar,
Aykut Eliçora,
Hüseyin Fatih Sezer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2667-677X
pISSN - 2667-6370
DOI - 10.5152/tjar.2020.1043
Subject(s) - pneumomediastinum , medicine , subcutaneous emphysema , thoracostomy , pneumothorax , pneumonia , covid-19 , chest tube , surgery , radiology , emergency department , anesthesia , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychiatry
An emergency operation was planned for a patient who developed pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum, which was thought to develop secondary to acute diverticulitis. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis could not be performed before the operation. In COVID-19 infection, it has been reported that pneumonia, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema could be seen in thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan in addition to classic ground-glass opacities. In this study, a modified closed chest drainage system (CCDS) is presented to prevent COVID-19 aerosolisation in a patient undergoing intraoperative tube thoracostomy.