• Aishvarya Shree Nedunchezhian, Neeraja Ajayan, Ajay Prasad Hrishi P, Unnikrishnan Prathapadas, Manikandan Sethuraman, and Thomas Koshy.
• Division of Neuroanesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India.
• J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2020 Jul 1; 11 (3): 369-374.

Abstract"Coronavirus disease 2019" (COVID-19) transmitted by a novel coronavirus via contact or droplet spread is a highly infectious disease, the containment of which requires vigilance and stringent infection control policies. In the backdrop of hospitals becoming hot zones and an increasing number of health care workers contracting the disease, it is crucial to formulate an approach while administering anesthesia during the testing times of COVID-19 pandemic. In this background, this comprehensive article deals with the perioperative management during this pandemic and includes risk stratification based on an innovative simple scoring system, rationale use of personal protective equipments, and infection prevention protocols. The document of updated literature, though not intended to replace any guidelines, is aimed at providing protocol to health care workers to protect themselves while providing the best care in this pandemic.

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