id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-319567-4t5t8bcx Şentürk, Mert Thoracic Anesthesia of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection: Preliminary Recommendations for Airway Management by the EACTA Thoracic Subspecialty Committee 2020-04-11 .txt text/plain 4325 264 48 Recognizing the unique risks of intubation and mechanical ventilation in these high-risk groups and the high potential of infection risk to healthcare workers, several useful reports, algorithms and society endorsed recommendations have emerged in the recent literature regarding the general airway and anesthesia management of these patients. Anaesthesia Subspecialty group has considered these challenges and developed a preliminary set of expert recommendations regarding the airway management and ventilation of COVID-19 thoracic patients. The group has considered a broad spectrum of issues regarding thoracic anesthesia in COVID-19 patients and decided to focus on overall approaches to general and specific aspects of airway management, preparation for anaesthesia, lung isolation/separation and ventilation.  Tracheal intubation in COVID-19 patients for thoracic surgery is a high-risk procedure for the anesthesia team because of the risks of aerosol transmission of the infection during placement of the airway device and check bronchoscopy. ./cache/cord-319567-4t5t8bcx.txt ./txt/cord-319567-4t5t8bcx.txt