All India difficult airway association (AIDAA) consensus guidelines for airway management in the operating room during the COVID-19 pandemic

Severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly contagious virus. The closed environment of the operation room (OR) with aerosol generating airway management procedures increases the risk of transmission of infection among the ana...

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Published inIndian journal of anaesthesia Vol. 64; no. 14; pp. 107 - 115
Main Authors Patwa, Apeksh, Shah, Amit, Garg, Rakesh, Divatia, Jigeeshu, Kundra, Pankaj, Doctor, Jeson, Shetty, Sumalatha, Ahmed, Syed, Das, Sabyasachi, Myatra, Sheila
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.05.2020
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airway
coronavirus
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Health aspects
Infection
operation room
pandemic
personal protective equipment
Povidone
sars-cov-2
Special
China
India
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Coronavirus
personal protective equipment
operation room
pandemic
Airway
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Summary:Severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly contagious virus. The closed environment of the operation room (OR) with aerosol generating airway management procedures increases the risk of transmission of infection among the anaesthesiologists and other OR personnel. Wearing complete, fluid impermeable personal protective equipment (PPE) for airway related procedures is recommended. Team preparation, clear methods of communication and appropriate donning and doffing of PPEs are essential to prevent spread of the infection. Optimal pre oxygenation, rapid sequence induction and video laryngoscope aided tracheal intubation (TI) are recommended. Supraglottic airways (SGA) and surgical cricothyroidotomy should be preferred for airway rescue. High flow nasal oxygen, face mask ventilation, nebulisation, small bore cannula cricothyroidotomy with jet ventilation should be avoided. Tracheal extubation should be conducted with the same levels of precaution as TI. The All India Difficult Airway Association (AIDAA) aims to provide consensus guidelines for safe airway management in the OR, while attempting to prevent transmission of infection to the OR personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ISSN:0019-5049
0976-2817
DOI:10.4103/ija.IJA_498_20