Attitudes of Anesthesiology Specialists and Residents toward Patients Infected with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): A National Survey Study

Abstract

A total of 346 anesthesiology specialists and residents participated in the study. Although the majority of the participants exhibited the correct attitudes toward airway management, research assistants with little professional experience were observed to be undecided or had the tendency to make incorrect decisions. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading rapidly worldwide. The incidence of COVID-19 cases is increasing daily, and this disease can cause patient death. Anesthesiology specialists and residents who perform emergency operations on these patients in settings other than intensive care units should follow simple and easy-to-understand algorithms to ensure safety. The provision of theoretical and practical training to healthcare providers before they meet patients will help ensure patient-healthcare provider safety and prevent panic, which can cause distress among healthcare providers.

Relevant Nutrition Therapy in COVID‐19 and the Constraints on Its Delivery by a Unique Disease Process

“…The SARS pandemic in 2002 had a mortality rate of 11%, whereas the Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome in 2012 had a mortality rate of 35%-50%. 3 In contrast, the mortality rate for COVID -19 worldwide is estimated at around 4%, being slightly lower in the US at 2.3%. 1,3 Never has the role of public health officials been more appreciated than what has been demonstrated in this pandemic, as these experts in communicable disease strive to protect the populace.…”

“…3 In contrast, the mortality rate for COVID -19 worldwide is estimated at around 4%, being slightly lower in the US at 2.3%. 1,3 Never has the role of public health officials been more appreciated than what has been demonstrated in this pandemic, as these experts in communicable disease strive to protect the populace. Most impressive has been their directives on social distancing, which has been clearly shown to reduce exposure, slow the onslaught of new cases, and control the demands on our healthcare system.…”

“…A key problem is the fact that there are asymptomatic carriers and a disease process with a long incubation time of 12-14 days and symptoms not becoming evident for 3-5 days postexposure. 1,3 Adequate testing is critical. It is important to know who has had the disease, who has not had it, and whether a person who has had the disease is now subsequently protected.…”

“…Those recommendations emphasize the need to provide clustered care, minimize exposure, and preserve use of personal protective equipment (PPE). 3 These concepts have tremendous implications for the nutrition support clinician. Hospital or ICU rooms dedicated to patients with COVID-19 are sealed, and registered dietitians may be restricted from even entering the unit (in addition to physical and occupational therapists, pharmacists, etc).…”

On the predictability of COVID-19 in USA: A Google Trends analysis

“…As of April 20, 2020, already seven (7) papers on the topic of tracking and forecasting COVID-19 using Google Trends data have been published, according to PubMed (advanced search: covid AND google trends) [22], monitoring, analyzing, or forecasting COVID-19 in several regions like Taiwan [23], China [24][25], Europe [26][27], USA [27][28], Iran [27,29]. Note that for Twitter publications related to the COVID-19 pandemic, eight papers (8) are online up to this point (PubMed advanced search: covid AND twitter [22]), published from March 13 to April 20, 2020 [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]. Table 1 consists of the systematic reporting of COVID-19 Google Trends studies, in the order of the reported publication date.…”