1.
Anesth Analg
; 131(5): 1355-1357, 2020 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-709824
Subject(s)
Anesthetics, Intravenous/administration & dosage , Anesthetics, Intravenous/supply & distribution , Coronavirus Infections/therapy , Delivery of Health Care , Fentanyl/administration & dosage , Fentanyl/supply & distribution , Pneumonia, Viral/therapy , Respiration, Artificial , Administration, Cutaneous , Anesthetics, Intravenous/pharmacokinetics , COVID-19 , Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Coronavirus Infections/virology , Critical Illness , Drug Compounding , Fentanyl/pharmacokinetics , Humans , Infusions, Intravenous , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , Pneumonia, Viral/virology , Respiration, Artificial/adverse effects , Therapeutic Equivalency , Transdermal Patch
2.
Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med
; 39(5): 593-594, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-695432
Subject(s)
Anesthetics, Intravenous/supply & distribution , Betacoronavirus , Coronavirus Infections , Elective Surgical Procedures , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Propofol/supply & distribution , Anesthesia, Conduction , Anesthetists , Attitude of Health Personnel , COVID-19 , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Europe , Health Policy , Humans , Intensive Care Units , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , SARS-CoV-2 , Surgeons , United States
3.
Intensive Care Med
; 46(8): 1563-1566, 2020 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-614084
ABSTRACT
Hospitals worldwide are experiencing a shortage in essential intravenous sedative medications. This is attributable to high number and high sedative needs of COVID-19 critical care patients with disruption of drug supply chains. Inhaled volatile anesthetic agents are an abundant resource and readily implementable solution for providing ICU sedation. Inhaled volatile agents may also provide important pulmonary benefits for COVID-19 patients with ARDS that could improve gas exchange and reduce time spent on a ventilator. We review the use of volatile agents, and provide a technical overview and algorithm for administering inhaled volatile-based sedation in ICUs.