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Glucose control using an artificial pancreas in a severe COVID-19 patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case...

Published in Journal of Anesthesia

The usefulness and safety of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems in adult patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been reported. Using CGM might reduce the exposure patients and healthcare workers to COVID-19 and limit the use of personal protective equipment during the pandemic. CGM devices measure glucose in the subcutane...

Correction to: Can a new scoring system reliably predict failed facemask ventilation?

Published in Journal of Anesthesia

Anesthesia in the times of COVID-19.

Published in Journal of anesthesia

Aerosol containment device for airway management of patients with COVID-19: a narrative review.

Published in Journal of anesthesia

Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is highly contagious. To protect healthcare workers from infection during airway management, some expert recommendations and guidelines recommended wearing P2/N95 masks, goggles or glasses, glove, face-shields, and gowns as standard perso...

COVID-19: accurate interpretation of diagnostic tests-a statistical point of view.

Published in Journal of anesthesia

Managing COVID-19 from the epicenter: adaptations and suggestions based on experience.

Published in Journal of anesthesia

In March 2020, the New York City metropolitan area became the epicenter of the United States' SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and the surge of new cases threatened to overwhelm the area's hospital systems. This article describes how an anesthesiology department at a large urban academic hospital rapidly adapted and deployed to meet the threat head-on. Topics i...

Cardiovascular considerations for anesthesiologists during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published in Journal of anesthesia

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has brought critical challenges to anesthesiologists and perioperative practice. Whereas anesthesiologists may be primarily concerned with airway and respiratory management, the COVID-19 data accumulated to date indicate that primary and/or secondary cardiovascular complications are common. Previous studi...

Interpretation of laboratory tests for prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

Published in Journal of anesthesia

With the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), medical providers should take care to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals including super-spreading. Understanding super-spreading would be useful to reduce future transmission. Some publications have shown clusters of SARS-CoV-2 such as at choir practi...

COVID-19: review of case reports.

Published in Journal of anesthesia

Recently published case reports relating to anesthesia in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reviewed. The diagnosis of COVID-19 was confirmed by positive results of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Numerous reports handled emergency cesarean delive...

Early extubation after left ventricular assist device implantation in a patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a case...

Published in Journal of anesthesia

Management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) cardiomyopathy is increasingly important for the survival of these patients. Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an alternative treatment for refractory heart failure in DMD. A 20-year-old man with DMD and dilated cardiomyopathy underwent surgery for LVAD implantation. Respiratory failure may occ...