Thoracic Anesthesia of Patients With Suspected or Confirmed 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection: Preliminary Recommendations for Airway Management by the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology Thoracic Subspecialty Committee
- Şentürk, M.
- Tahan, M.R. El
- Szegedi, L.L.
- Marczin, N.
- Karzai, W.
- Shelley, B.
- Piccioni, F.
- Gil, M.
- Rex, S.
- Sorbello, M.
- Bence, J.
- Cohen, E.
- Gregorio, G.D.
- Kawagoe, I.
- Globokar, M.D.
- Jimenez, M.J.
- Licker, M.J.
- Mourisse, J.M.J.
- Mukherjee, C.
- Navarro, R.
- Neskovic, V.
- Paloczi, B.
- Paternoster, G.
- Pelosi, P.
- Salaheldeen, A.
- Stoica, R.
- Unzueta, C.
- Vanpeteghem, C.
- Vegh, T.
- Wouters, P.
- Yapici, D.
- Guarracino, F.
DOIAbstract
The novel coronavirus has caused a pandemic around the world. Management of patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus infection who have to undergo thoracic surgery will be a challenge for the anesthesiologists. The thoracic subspecialty committee of European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology (EACTA) has conducted a survey of opinion in order to create recommendations for the anesthetic approach to these challenging patients. It should be emphasized that both the management of the infected patient with COVID-19 and the self-protection of the anesthesia team constitute a complicated challenge. The text focuses therefore on both important topics
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