Diagnosis and rational approach to emergency vascular surgery in the shadow of corona virus disease 2019 / 中华普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore a safe, effective and rapid rescue method and key points for the management of vascular surgical emergencies in an area under guarantine against COVID-19(corona virus disease 2019).Methods:Under the guidance of COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment guidelines , 4 cases of vascular surgical emergency patients admitted to our department from Feb 1 to Feb 10, 2020 were screened for COVID-19 and given emergency vascular surgical treatment.Results:Two patients had acute thoracic aortic dissection, one patient had acute left foot ulcer with infection, one patient had severe carotid artery stenosis and frequent TIA. All patients were diagnosed quickly according to the three-level triage process. Endovascular repair(TEVAR) was performed in 2 cases, carotid stenting in 1 case, and left foot amputation in 1 case. Two patients running postoperative fever below 38.5℃ were safely excluded out of COVID-19 and Cured. There were no other major morbidities nor mortality.Conclusions:Under the COVID-19 prevention and control guidelines, the establishing of a comprehensive prevention and control system of patient-medicine-care-management helps to perform confine operation on vascular surgical emergency.