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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Perioperative challenges in a morbidly obese former COVID-19 patient undergoing elective spine surgery.

Zhen Hao Leo, Fathir Fath Mohammad Iskandar, Tat Boon Yeap, Chin Pei Bong

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zhen Hao LeoAnaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Fathir Fath Mohammad IskandarDepartment of Surgery, Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Tat Boon YeapMedicine Based Disciplines Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia boontat@ums.edu.my.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2517-597X
Chin Pei BongDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anaesthesia for patients with severe lung fibrosis post COVID-19 infection requires special consideration. This is due to its propensity to cause perioperative anaesthetic catastrophe and possibility of cross infection among healthcare workers if not properly managed. This interesting article elaborates in detail the anaesthetic and surgical challenges in a morbidly obese patient who had a severe COVID-19 infection presenting for an elective spine surgery.

Indexed as

COVID-19Obesity, MorbidElective Surgical ProceduresHumansSARS-CoV-2SpineanaesthesiaCOVID-19orthopaedics

Identifiers

PMID34312139
PMCPMC8314726

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