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Review
Second Update for Anaesthetists on Clinical Features of COVID-19 Patients and Relevant Management.
- Robert P Weenink, Benedikt Preckel, Abraham H Hulst, Jeroen Hermanides, Menno D de Jong, Wolfgang S Schlack, Markus F Stevens, Nicolaas H Sperna Weiland, and Markus W Hollmann.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Location AMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- J Clin Med. 2020 Aug 6; 9 (8).
AbstractThe 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.
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