Last updated: June 20, 2023
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2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) resources compiled by the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF). Information posted to this resource center is evolving daily. Please visit the site often for the latest updates to the information.
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ASA and APSF Joint Statement on Elective Surgery and Anesthesia for Patients after COVID-19 Infection
Determining the optimal timing of procedures for patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and the appropriate level of preoperative evaluation are challenging, given limited research and…
ASA and APSF Updated Statement on Perioperative Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in the Asymptomatic Patient
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) continue to review available data and updated information concerning the transmissibility…
Joint Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination of Health Care Personnel
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Strongly Encourages all Health Care Personnel to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19…
Emergency Conversion of Operating Rooms into Intensive Care Units to Expand Critical Care Capacity During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
To meet the exponential increase in demand of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients requiring mechanical ventilation and critical care in New York City, Weill Cornell Medical Center and Columbia University Irving Medical Center expanded…
Recommendations for OR Ventilation during the SARS COV-2 Pandemic – Staying Positive
Positive pressure, where the pressure in the operating room is greater than the adjacent areas, is the typical approach to OR ventilation. This approach is employed to prevent…
Anesthesia Machine as an ICU Ventilator-A Near Miss
The COVID-19 pandemic in NYC during spring 2020 resulted in an unprecedented number of patients requiring mechanical ventilation. With the need for intensive care unit (ICU) beds…
Joint Statements
- POPULAR: Preoperative COVID Testing: Examples From Around the U.S.
- ASA and APSF Updated Statement on Perioperative Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in the Asymptomatic Patient
- Joint Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination of Health Care Personnel
- Protecting our Patients: APSF Recommends that Anesthesia Professionals be Included in the First Phase of Vaccinations
- American Society of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Joint Statement on Elective Surgery and Anesthesia for Patients after COVID-19 Infection
- ASA-APSF Joint Statement on the Necessity of Wearing Face Masks in Public
- AORN, ASA, and APSF Clarification of Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Use in the Operating Room and Other Procedural Areas in Which Sterile Fields are Present
- American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Statement on Perioperative Testing for the COVID-19 Virus
- The Use of Personal Protective Equipment by Anesthesia Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Joint Statement on Multiple Patients Per Ventilator
- ASA-APSF Joint Statement on Non-Urgent Care During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIs)
- Apixaban (Eliquis®) – Drug-Drug-Interaction Considerations in COVID-19 Patients with Coagulation Abnormalities
- Safety and Drug-Drug Interaction Considerations for Double Concentrated 2% Propofol
- Experimental COVID-19 Therapy Combination Lopinavir/Ritonavir Is Implicated in a Complicated Set of Drug-Drug Interactions
- Favipiravir and Remdesivir Appear to be Relatively Unencumbered with Drug-Drug Interactions
- Summary of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Drug-Drug Interactions
Articles
- POPULAR: An Update on the Perioperative Considerations for COVID-19 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Emergency Conversion of Operating Rooms into Intensive Care Units to Expand Critical Care Capacity During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
- Anesthesia Machine as an ICU Ventilator—A Near Miss During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Right Case, Right Patient, Right Place- A Case Report Applying the Office-Based Anesthesia Curriculum in a Complex Patient during the COVID-19 Crisis
- TopMedTalk Speaks with APSF Newsletter Editor-in-Chief and Board Member Steven Greenberg MD, FCCP, FCCM
- SHEA Podcast Features APSF Board Member Richard Prielipp MD: Infection Prevention Adjustments for the Anesthesia Provider with the APSF
- The intubateCOVID Global Registry Describes Risk of COVID-19 Outcomes in Healthcare Workers following Tracheal Intubation of Patients with COVID-19
- ISMP Shares Announcement Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Will Not Carry Safety Alert Caps Due to COVID-19 Demand
- Potential Processes to Eliminate Coronavirus from N95 Masks
- 1% Propofol Shortage due to COVID-19; Double Concentration 2% Propofol Becoming Available
- COVID Activated Emergency Scaling of Anesthesiology Responsibilities (CAESAR) Resources Now Available
- Recommended Strategies from the U.S. Public Health Service to Optimize Provision of Mechanical Ventilation
- New Predictive Information from the Federal Government For Anticipated Peaks and Needs for ICU Beds and Ventilators by State
- Optimizing Infection Control and OR Management During the COVID Pandemic
Letters to the Editor
- Reducing Risk of COVID-19 Transmission: Combining a Surgical Smoke Evacuator Plus a Plastic Drape to Increase the Effectiveness of Reducing Aerosolized and Airborne Load Produced by Intubation and Extubation
- Surgical Smoke Evacuators as a Method for Reducing Risk to Personnel of COVID-19 During Endotracheal Intubation and Extubation
- Concerns with Perioperative Testing for the COVID-19 Virus
- HEPA Filters. Do We Really Know Enough? – Breathing System Filters in the Era of Covid-19
- Patient Safety should be the first priority in any healthcare setting, especially during a pandemic. But is it?
- Can Controlled or Powered Air Purifying Respirators be Safely Used in the Operating Room during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Review Article
- The Hidden Victims: A Case Series of Effects of the Pandemic on Patients without COVID-19
- Electroconvulsive Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Suggested Practices for Patient and Clinician Safety at a Single Institution with Severe Community Transmission
- COVID-19 Pandemic – Decontamination of Respirators and Masks for the General Public, Health Care Workers and Hospital Environments
- Particle Spread within the Circuit of the Anesthesia Machine – Lessons Learned during COVID-19 Pandemic
- An Approach to Managing COVID-19 During Upper Endoscopy
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
COVID-19 and Anesthesia FAQ
FAQ on Anesthesia Machine Use, Protection, and Decontamination During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Recommendations for OR Ventilation during the SARS COV-2 Pandemic – Staying Positive
Media and Guides
Helpful Links
Global Impact Links
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Infection Map
Provided by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University
Anesthesiology
COVID-19 Response and Perioperative Implications
Pediatrics
Epidemiological Characteristics of 2143 Pediatric Patients With 2019 Coronavirus Disease in China [PDF]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations
N95 and Personal Protective Equipment Supply Strategies
Recommendations for COVID-19 Potentially Exposed Healthcare Professionals
Recommendations for the Peripartum Patients
CDC Guidelines on Donning and Doffing [PDF]
COVID-19 Clinical Research
World Health Organization
WHO Health Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease
WHO: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak Information and Guidance
Societies
American Society of Anesthsiologists (ASA)
Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Information for Health Care Professionals
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
Anesthesia Care of the Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants (AAAA)
Information for AAAA meeting and Coronavirus
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPN)
Statement on Coronavirus [PDF]
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) AORN Tool Kit and Resources
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
Caring for Criticall Ill Patients with Novel Coronavirus
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Novel Coronavirus 2019 (2019-NCOV) Resources
American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST)
Updates, Guides and Recommendations
APSF International Resources
Chinese
关于 COVID-19 疫情期间麻醉机的使用、保护和净化的常见问题解答
French
Coronavirus 2019 et période périopératoire (COVID-19)
Déclaration de consensus sur la ventilation simultanée de plusieurs patients
Procédures potentielles pour éliminer le coronavirus des masques N95
Japanese
2019年新型コロナウイルス（COVID-19）周術期の勘案事項
COVID-19パンデミック時における麻酔器の使用、保護、除染に関するFAQ
COVID-19パンデミック時における、麻酔専門家の個人用防護具の使用
Spanish
Consideraciones perioperatorias para el nuevo coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
Declaración conjunta sobre varios pacientes por respirador
Procesos potenciales para eliminar el coronavirus de mascarillas N95
Uso de equipo de protección personal por profesionales de anestesia durante la pandemia del COVID-19
Analgesia y anestesia en la gestante con sospecha o diagnóstico de COVID-19
Guía APSF/ASA sobre el uso de las máquinas de anestesia como ventiladores de UCI
Polish
Portuguese
Considerações perioperatórias para o novo coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19)
Declaração conjunta sobre vários pacientes por ventilador
Possíveis processos para eliminar o coronavírus de máscaras N95