Sometimes Less Is Worse: A Recommendation Against Nonintubated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Piccioni, Federico; Gregorio, Guido Di; Rosboch, Giulio Luca; Massullo, Domenico

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2020.04.023

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“…Intraoperative coughing and the risk of needing urgent intubation in a complex clinical scenario during non-intubated surgery are considered a contraindication to performing this technique during the pandemic in order to reduce the exposure of healthcare workers to droplet spread. 61 Even in the “healthy” (non Covid-19) population, non-intubated thoracic surgery is a novel, less well described approach, which contrary to some beliefs, is more challenging for the anesthetist. In the new clinical situation with the SARS-CoV2, there may be some exceptional cases that would benefit from this approach, but overall, it cannot be recommended.…”

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Thoracic Anesthesia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: 2021 Updated Recommendations by the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (EACTAIC) Thoracic Subspecialty Committee

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El-Tahan

Shelley

et al. 2021

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

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Section: General Considerations and Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%