ReviewAnaesthesia2020
Neuraxial anaesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks during the COVID-19 pandemic: a literature review and practice recommendations.
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75 citing papers in PubMed, 158 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Impact of the COVID-19 'circuit breaker' on emergency orthopaedic admissions in a local tertiary teaching hospital.Singapore medical journal · 2026Article
- Comparison of postoperative deep vein thrombosis incidence between regional anesthesia with monitored anesthesia care and general anesthesia alone in total knee arthroplasty patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Enhancing the safety of thoracic segmental spinal anaesthesia: Do's and don'ts.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- Association between anesthesia technique and death after hip fracture repair for patients with COVID-19.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2024Article
- Patients' caring experience during procedures under regional anesthesia in Mainland China: A phenomenology study.Heliyon · 2023Article
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- [Expert consensus on the clinical treatment of burn patients complicated with Coronavirus infection (2023 version)].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2023Article
- Choice of anesthesia technique for emergent cesarean sections during COVID-19 era in a tertiary care hospital.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2023Article
- Combinations of nerve blocks in surgery for post COVID-19 pulmonary sequelae patient: A case report and review of literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Pediatric anesthesia practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective cohort study.Health science reports · 2023Article
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- Regional anesthesia in the intensive care unit: a single center's experience and a narrative literature review.Discover health systems · 2023Article
- Segmental Thoracic Spinal Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with the "Hypobaric" Technique: A Case Series.Local and regional anesthesia · 2023Article
- Regional Anaesthesia in the Post-COVID Era.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2022Article
- Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Change the Anaesthesia Preferences of Pregnant Women for Caesarean Section?Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2022Article
- Surgical treatment for fragility hip fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in lower short-term postoperative functional outcome and a higher complication rate compared to the pre-pandemic period.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022Article
- Recommendations for the safety of hospitalised patients in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Patterns of Skills Acquisition in Anesthesiologists During Simulated Interscalene Block Training on a Soft Embalmed Thiel Cadaver: Cohort Study.JMIR medical education · 2022Article
- Use of Ultrasound-Guided Interfascial Plane Blocks in Anterior and Lateral Thoracic Wall Region as Safe Method for Patient Anesthesia and Analgesia: Review of Techniques and Approaches during COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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6 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on global healthcare services. In an attempt to limit the spread of infection and to preserve healthcare resources, one commonly used strategy has been to postpone elective surgery, whilst maintaining the provision of anaesthetic care for urgent and emergency surgery. General anaesthesia with airway intervention leads to aerosol generation, which increases the risk of COVID-19 contamination in operating rooms and significantly exposes the healthcare teams to COVID-19 infection during both tracheal intubation and extubation. Therefore, the provision of regional anaesthesia may be key during this pandemic, as it may reduce the need for general anaesthesia and the associated risk from aerosol-generating procedures. However, guidelines on the safe performance of regional anaesthesia in light of the COVID-19 pandemic are limited. The goal of this review is to provide up-to-date, evidence-based recommendations or expert opinion when evidence is limited, for performing regional anaesthesia procedures in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection. These recommendations focus on seven specific domains including: planning of resources and staffing; modifying the clinical environment; preparing equipment, supplies and drugs; selecting appropriate personal protective equipment; providing adequate oxygen therapy; assessing for and safely performing regional anaesthesia procedures; and monitoring during the conduct of anaesthesia and post-anaesthetic care. Implicit in these recommendations is preserving patient safety whilst protecting healthcare providers from possible exposure.
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