Open Appendicectomy under Spinal Anesthesia—A Valuable Alternative during COVID-19

Introduction Concerns relating to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and general anesthesia (GA) prompted our department to consider that open appendicectomy under spinal anesthesia (SA) avoids aerosolization from intubation and laparoscopy. While common in developing nations, it is unusual in the...

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Main Authors: Dinh Van Chi Mai, Alex Sagar, Oliver Claydon, Ji Young Park, Niteen Tapuria, Barrie D. Keeler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-04-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1725933