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Anesthesia Management and Perioperative Infection Control in Patients With the Novel Coronavirus.
Li, Weixia; Huang, Jiapeng; Guo, Xiangyang; Zhao, Jing; Mandell, M Susan.
  • Li W; Department of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
  • Huang J; University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
  • Guo X; Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
  • Zhao J; Department of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China. Electronic address: zhaojing1009@aliyun.com.
  • Mandell MS; University of Colorado, Aurora, CO.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth ; 35(5): 1503-1508, 2021 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-17607
ABSTRACT
Anesthesiologists have a high risk of infection with COVID-19 during perioperative care and as first responders to airway emergencies. The potential of becoming infected can be reduced by a systematic and integrated approach that assesses infection risk. The latter leads to an acceptable choice of materials and techniques for personal protection and prevention of cross-contamination to other patients and staff. The authors have presented a protocolized approach that uses diagnostic criteria to clearly define benchmarks from the medical history along with clinical symptoms and laboratory tests. Patients can then be rapidly assigned into 1 of 3 risk categories that direct the choice of protective materials and/or techniques. Each hospital can adapt this approach to develop a system that fits its individual resources. Educating medical staff about the proper use of high-risk areas for containment serves to protect staff and patients.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Infection Control / COVID-19 / Anesthesia Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Journal subject: Anesthesiology / Cardiology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jvca.2020.03.035

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Infection Control / COVID-19 / Anesthesia Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Journal subject: Anesthesiology / Cardiology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jvca.2020.03.035