Anesthesia concerns for a patient with monkeypox requiring emergency surgery: A review

Abstract

Monkeypox is a contagious disease that manifests as a smallpox-like skin rash. The disease has shown a sudden surge worldwide across several countries. These patients may present for emergency surgery. Anesthetic management of these cases in an emergency setting is challenging. There is not much literature on the anesthetic management of monkeypox patients. We aimed to discuss the anesthetic management of monkeypox in this review.

Keywords

• anesthetic
• monkeypox
• peri-operative care
• pox
• surgery