Anaesthesia· 2020Q1
Consensus guidelines for managing the airway in patients with <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19
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Short summary
This consensus statement provides urgent guidelines for safe and efficient airway management in COVID-19 patients, addressing risks to healthcare workers and patients.
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Key points
- Provides principles for airway management in COVID-19 patients.
- Addresses risks to healthcare staff and patients due to high contagion.
- Includes recommendations on staff training, equipment selection, and contamination prevention.
- Covers specific scenarios: emergency intubation, difficult airways, cardiac arrest, anesthesia, and extubation.
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Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus-2, which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is highly contagious. Airway management of patients with COVID-19 is high risk to staff and patients. We aimed to develop principles for airway management of patients with COVID-19 to encourage safe, accurate and swift performance. This consensus statement has been brought together at short notice to advise on airway management for patients with COVID-19, drawing on published literature and immediately available information from clinicians and experts. Recommendations on the prevention of contamination of healthcare workers, the choice of staff involved in airway management, the training required and the selection of equipment are discussed. The fundamental principles of airway management in these settings are described for: emergency tracheal intubation; predicted or unexpected difficult tracheal intubation; cardiac arrest; anaesthetic care; and tracheal extubation. We provide figures to support clinicians in safe airway management of patients with COVID-19. The advice in this document is designed to be adapted in line with local workplace policies.
The authors' abstract, as published at the source. Anaesthesia, 2020 · DOI ↗
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