Given the recent emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the ensuing worldwide, widespread human-to-human transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a pandemic status for this virus and virus-related disease....

CDC’s Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 FFRs were written to follow a continuum using the surge capacity approach in the order of conventional (everyday practice), contingency (expected shortages), and crisis (known shortages) capacities. N95 FFRs are meant to...

In the face of an unprecedented pandemic, facemasks became part of our daily lives, and yet we know little about this seemingly low-tech piece of device. This tutorial reviews the composition of a facemask, the essential properties that offer protection...

The COVID-19 pandemic presents the potential to encounter pregnant patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. This tutorial covers the anaesthetic management of pregnant patients with COVID-19, including an overview of effects of COVID-19 on the mother and fetus, management considerations,...

CPR Modifications for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 Patients.

CPR Modifications for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 Patients.

CPR Modifications for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 Patients.

Community transmission of COVID-19 is already being reported in Africa. Most countries on the continent will have +10,000 confirmed cases within the month.2 The population, while generally younger than in Europe and North America, has much higher rates of poverty,...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to place unprecedented demands on healthcare systems across the globe our understanding of how best to care for these patients continues to evolve and presents many fresh challenges. Here we present a systems-based, practical guide...

This review synthesises and compares international guidance and systematic review evidence on extended use, re-use or reprocessing of single-use surgical mask and filtering facepiece respirators. The main findings were: While extended use or re-use of single-use surgical masks or respirators...

Background The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on postoperative recovery needs to be understood to inform clinical decision making during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study reports 30-day mortality and pulmonary complication rates in patients...

Preventing a Parallel Pandemic — A National Strategy to Protect Clinicians’ Well-Being

PowerPoint version of Intubation/Extubation checklist for local adaptation

Anesthesia machines are equipped with ventilators that in many cases are capable of providing life-sustaining mechanical ventilation to patients with respiratory failure. They are used for this purpose every day in the operating room. FDA approved labeling does not provide...