Document: Consensus statement: Safe Airway Society principles of airway management and tracheal intubation specific to the COVID-19 adult patient group
ESAIC Academy. Brewster D. 04/09/20; 291593
Topic: Education
David J Brewster
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Abstract
Background
An outbreak in Wuhan, China, in 2019 of the novel Coronavirus has led to a pandemic of COVID-19 disease. More than 80% of confirmed cases report a mild febrile illness, however, 17% of confirmed cases develop severe COVID-19 with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): 4% requiring mechanical ventilation and 4% having sepsis.(1)(2) Like other patient groups with ARDS, patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to be considered for emergency tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation to support potential recovery from their illness.
From recent reported data in Wuhan and Northern Italy, at least 10% of reported positive COVID-19 cases require ICU involvement, many requiring urgent tracheal intubation for profound and sudden hypoxia.(2) As the incidence of COVID-19 infection rises in the community, an increasing number of patients who have mild or asymptomatic disease as an incidental comorbidity but are nonetheless infective, may still present for urgent surgery.
An outbreak in Wuhan, China, in 2019 of the novel Coronavirus has led to a pandemic of COVID-19 disease. More than 80% of confirmed cases report a mild febrile illness, however, 17% of confirmed cases develop severe COVID-19 with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): 4% requiring mechanical ventilation and 4% having sepsis.(1)(2) Like other patient groups with ARDS, patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to be considered for emergency tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation to support potential recovery from their illness.
From recent reported data in Wuhan and Northern Italy, at least 10% of reported positive COVID-19 cases require ICU involvement, many requiring urgent tracheal intubation for profound and sudden hypoxia.(2) As the incidence of COVID-19 infection rises in the community, an increasing number of patients who have mild or asymptomatic disease as an incidental comorbidity but are nonetheless infective, may still present for urgent surgery.
Background
An outbreak in Wuhan, China, in 2019 of the novel Coronavirus has led to a pandemic of COVID-19 disease. More than 80% of confirmed cases report a mild febrile illness, however, 17% of confirmed cases develop severe COVID-19 with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): 4% requiring mechanical ventilation and 4% having sepsis.(1)(2) Like other patient groups with ARDS, patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to be considered for emergency tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation to support potential recovery from their illness.
From recent reported data in Wuhan and Northern Italy, at least 10% of reported positive COVID-19 cases require ICU involvement, many requiring urgent tracheal intubation for profound and sudden hypoxia.(2) As the incidence of COVID-19 infection rises in the community, an increasing number of patients who have mild or asymptomatic disease as an incidental comorbidity but are nonetheless infective, may still present for urgent surgery.
An outbreak in Wuhan, China, in 2019 of the novel Coronavirus has led to a pandemic of COVID-19 disease. More than 80% of confirmed cases report a mild febrile illness, however, 17% of confirmed cases develop severe COVID-19 with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): 4% requiring mechanical ventilation and 4% having sepsis.(1)(2) Like other patient groups with ARDS, patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to be considered for emergency tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation to support potential recovery from their illness.
From recent reported data in Wuhan and Northern Italy, at least 10% of reported positive COVID-19 cases require ICU involvement, many requiring urgent tracheal intubation for profound and sudden hypoxia.(2) As the incidence of COVID-19 infection rises in the community, an increasing number of patients who have mild or asymptomatic disease as an incidental comorbidity but are nonetheless infective, may still present for urgent surgery.
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