Pediatric Airway Management in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients: Consensus Guidelines From the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia’s Pediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative and the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society
Matava CT, Kovatsis PG, Lee JK, Castro P, Denning S, Yu J, Park R, Lockman JL, Von Ungern-Sternberg B, Sabato S, Lee LK, Ayad I, Mireles S, Lardner D, Whyte S, Szolnoki J, Jagannathan N, Thompson N, Stein ML, Dalesio N, Greenberg R, McCloskey J, Peyton J, Evans F, Haydar B, Reynolds P, Chiao F, Taicher B, Templeton T, Bhalla T, Raman VT, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz A, Gálvez J, Tan J, Rehman M, Crockett C, Olomu P, Szmuk P, Glover C, Matuszczak M, Galvez I, Hunyady A, Polaner D, Gooden C, Hsu G, Gumaney H, Pérez-Pradilla C, Kiss EE, Theroux MC, Lau J, Asaf S, Ingelmo P, Engelhardt T, Hervías M, Greenwood E, Javia L, Disma N, Yaster M, Fiadjoe JE. Pediatric Airway Management in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients: Consensus Guidelines From the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia’s Pediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative and the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2020, 131: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004872. PMID: 32287142, PMCID: PMC7173403, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAirway ManagementAnesthesiaAnesthesiologyChildChild, PreschoolConsensusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Guidelines as TopicHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfection ControlInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalIntubation, IntratrachealPandemicsPediatricsPneumonia, ViralConceptsCanadian Pediatric Anesthesia SocietyAerosol-generating medical proceduresHealth care workersAirway managementConsensus guidelinesPediatric anesthesiaCare workersAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicAnesthesia SocietyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patientsIntravenous anesthetic inductionLine suction cathetersAppropriate personal protective equipmentNegative pressure roomsEvidence-based guidelinesCoronavirus 2 pandemicPediatric airway managementCOVID-19Rigorous study designsMedical proceduresNumber of cliniciansPersonal protective equipmentAsymptomatic patientsAsymptomatic children