Author: Teah, Ming Kai; Yap, Kent Yoon; Ismail, Abdul Jabbar; Yeap, Tat Boon
Title: Anaesthetic management in a patient requiring one lung ventilation during COVID-19 pandemic Cord-id: t3lwfh1x Document date: 2021_2_17
ID: t3lwfh1x
Snippet: Placement of a double-lumen tube to achieve one lung ventilation is an aerosol-generating procedure. Performing it on a patient with COVID-19 will put healthcare workers at high risk of contracting the disease. We herein report a case of its use in a patient with traumatic diaphragmatic rupture, who was also suspected to have COVID-19. This article aims to highlight the issues, it presented and ways to address them as well as the perioperative impact of personal protective equipment.
Document: Placement of a double-lumen tube to achieve one lung ventilation is an aerosol-generating procedure. Performing it on a patient with COVID-19 will put healthcare workers at high risk of contracting the disease. We herein report a case of its use in a patient with traumatic diaphragmatic rupture, who was also suspected to have COVID-19. This article aims to highlight the issues, it presented and ways to address them as well as the perioperative impact of personal protective equipment.
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