Cardiac anesthesia and COVID-19 outbreak: What should we know?

The COVID-19 outbreak is public health emergency, spreads easily from human to human, and may cause acute severe respiratory syndrome. The anesthesia teams who perform this procedure are at risk aerosolization and need special consideration and safety measures. Cardiac anesthesiologist follows two a...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Ziyaeifard, Parisa Ziyaeifard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2020;volume=25;issue=1;spage=89;epage=89;aulast=Ziyaeifard
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description The COVID-19 outbreak is public health emergency, spreads easily from human to human, and may cause acute severe respiratory syndrome. The anesthesia teams who perform this procedure are at risk aerosolization and need special consideration and safety measures. Cardiac anesthesiologist follows two aims, recognition of COVID-19 patients that need surgery and decreasing the risk of perioperative viral transmission to coworkers. An isolated operating room (negative pressure operating room for COVID-19) should be available. It is important to regulate workflow and practices, anesthesia management, healthcare, and staff. Cardiac anesthesiologist and health-care workers must be use guidelines to treat patients with COVID-19.
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spelling doaj.art-017f1d144df844f8a47873fe70745bfd2022-12-21T19:21:48ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362020-01-01251898910.4103/jrms.JRMS_336_20Cardiac anesthesia and COVID-19 outbreak: What should we know?Mohsen ZiyaeifardParisa ZiyaeifardThe COVID-19 outbreak is public health emergency, spreads easily from human to human, and may cause acute severe respiratory syndrome. The anesthesia teams who perform this procedure are at risk aerosolization and need special consideration and safety measures. Cardiac anesthesiologist follows two aims, recognition of COVID-19 patients that need surgery and decreasing the risk of perioperative viral transmission to coworkers. An isolated operating room (negative pressure operating room for COVID-19) should be available. It is important to regulate workflow and practices, anesthesia management, healthcare, and staff. Cardiac anesthesiologist and health-care workers must be use guidelines to treat patients with COVID-19.http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2020;volume=25;issue=1;spage=89;epage=89;aulast=Ziyaeifardanesthesiacardiac surgical procedurescovid-19novel coronavirus
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Cardiac anesthesia and COVID-19 outbreak: What should we know?
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
anesthesia
cardiac surgical procedures
covid-19
novel coronavirus
title Cardiac anesthesia and COVID-19 outbreak: What should we know?
title_full Cardiac anesthesia and COVID-19 outbreak: What should we know?
title_fullStr Cardiac anesthesia and COVID-19 outbreak: What should we know?
title_full_unstemmed Cardiac anesthesia and COVID-19 outbreak: What should we know?
title_short Cardiac anesthesia and COVID-19 outbreak: What should we know?
title_sort cardiac anesthesia and covid 19 outbreak what should we know
topic anesthesia
cardiac surgical procedures
covid-19
novel coronavirus
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