Intubation precautions in a pediatric patient with severe COVID-19

Robert Shaw; Nathaniel Tighe; Kirsten C. Odegard; Peta Alexander; Sitaram Emani; Koichi Yuki

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (Jul 2020)

Intubation precautions in a pediatric patient with severe COVID-19

Robert Shaw,
Nathaniel Tighe,
Kirsten C. Odegard,
Peta Alexander,
Sitaram Emani,
Koichi Yuki

Affiliations

Robert Shaw: Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, USA; Corresponding author. Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Cardiac Anesthesia Division, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Nathaniel Tighe: Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, USA
Kirsten C. Odegard: Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, USA
Peta Alexander: Department of Cardiology Boston Children's Hospital, USA; Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, USA
Sitaram Emani: Department of Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, USA
Koichi Yuki: Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, USA; Corresponding author. Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 58

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We present the case of a child diagnosed with COVID-19 soon after open-heart surgery who required an urgent second surgery. The patient suffered from severe COVID-19 disease. The utility of preoperative COVID-19 testing, determination of recovery by an array of inflammatory markers and perioperative management are described.

Published in Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

ISSN: 2213-5766 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics; Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-pediatric-surgery-case-reports/

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