Second Update for Anaesthetists on Clinical Features of COVID-19 Patients and Relevant Management

The COVID-19 pandemic poses great challenges for healthcare workers around the world, including perioperative specialists. Previously, we provided a first overview of available literature on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, relevant for anaesthetists and intensivists. In the current review, we provide an up...

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Published in:Journal of clinical medicine 2020-08, Vol.9 (8), p.2542
Main Authors: Weenink, Robert P., Preckel, Benedikt, Hulst, Abraham H., Hermanides, Jeroen, de Jong, Menno D., Schlack, Wolfgang S., Stevens, Markus F., Sperna Weiland, Nicolaas H., Hollmann, Markus W.
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Language:English
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Ablation
Aerosols
Antibodies
Clinical medicine
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Laboratories
Medical personnel
Medical supplies
Mortality
Nosocomial infections
Ostomy
Pandemics
Review
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viruses
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic poses great challenges for healthcare workers around the world, including perioperative specialists. Previously, we provided a first overview of available literature on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, relevant for anaesthetists and intensivists. In the current review, we provide an update of this topic, after a literature search current through May 2020. We discuss the evidence on perioperative risk for COVID-19 patients presenting for surgery, the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the operating room, and the current literature on laboratory diagnostics. Furthermore, cardiovascular and nervous system involvement in COVID-19 are discussed, as well as considerations in diabetic patients. Lastly, the latest evidence on pharmacological treatment is summarised.
ISSN:2077-0383
2077-0383
DOI:10.3390/jcm9082542