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Airway management in children with COVID-19.
Leung, K K Y; Ku, S W; Fung, R C M; Hui, W F; Au, C C; Cheung, W L; Szeto, W H; Wong, J C P; Kwan, K F; Hon, K L.
  • Leung KKY; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Ku SW; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Fung RCM; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Hui WF; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Au CC; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Cheung WL; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Szeto WH; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Wong JCP; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Kwan KF; Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Hon KL; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Med J ; 28(4): 315-320, 2022 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1145707
ABSTRACT
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may result in acute respiratory distress syndrome and respiratory failure, necessitating mechanical respiratory support. Healthcare professionals are exposed to a particularly high risk of contracting the virus while providing resuscitation and respiratory support, which may in turn result in grave consequences and even death. Although COVID-19 has been shown to cause milder disease in children, paediatricians and intensivists who provide care for children must be prepared to provide optimal respiratory support without putting themselves or other medical, nursing, and paramedical staff at undue risk. We propose an airway management approach that is especially relevant in the current COVID-19 pandemic and provides instructions for (1) Elective intubation for respiratory failure; and (2) Emergency intubation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. To minimise risk, intubation methods must be kept as straightforward as possible and should include the provision of appropriate personal protection and equipment to healthcare workers. We identify two key considerations that bag-mask ventilation should be avoided if possible and that bacterial and viral filters should be placed in the respiratory circuit. Our novel approach provides a framework for airway management that could benefit paediatric critical care practitioners who provide care for any children with a novel viral illness, with a focus on infection prevention during high-risk airway management procedures.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiratory Insufficiency / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Hong Kong Med J Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Hkmj208709

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiratory Insufficiency / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Hong Kong Med J Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Hkmj208709