Anesthetic Management of Patients Undergoing Aortic Dissection Repair With Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Infection

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 is still active in Wuhan, China, and is spreading to the rest of the world. Recently, perioperative anesthetic management in patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus-2 has been reported. However, little has been reported on the anesthetic management of patients undergoing aortic dissection repair in patients with suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection. During the outbreak in Wuhan, the authors ’ team completed 4 cases of aortic dissection repair successfully in patients with suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - March 23, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Hao He, Shuai Zhao, Linlin Han, Qi Wang, Haifa Xia, Xin Huang, Shanglong Yao, Jiapeng Huang, Xiangdong Chen Tags: Special Article Source Type: research