How to manage perioperative patient flow during COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review

Authors

Ghasem Janbabai1,*, Seyed Sajad Razavi2, Ali DabbaghAli Dabbagh ORCID3
1MD, Professor of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Department, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3MD, Professor of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding Author: MD, Professor of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Email: [email protected]

Journal of Cellular & Molecular Anesthesia:Vol. 5, issue 1; e149610
Published online:Apr 09, 2020
Article type:Special Article
How to Cite:Janbabai G, Razavi SS, Dabbagh A. How to manage perioperative patient flow during COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review. J Cell Mol Anesth. 2020;5(1):e149610. doi: https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v5i1.29789

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic due to the novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) has affected many aspects of the health system. One of those groups that are at very high risk are those health care personnel (including physicians, nurses, and managerial personnel) delivering the perioperative care; including preoperative care, intraoperative care and postoperative care. This is the same challenge for the patients who need to be admitted in hospital while they are feared of being affected by SARS-CoV2. This review considers the safety precautions for perioperative protection of healthcare personnel and patients based on the available evidence.

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