Modified Closed Chest Drainage System for Safe Anaesthesia in Patients with COVID-19 Suspicion.
Tülay ÇardaközüÖzge ÇınarAykut EliçoraHuseyin Fatih SezerPublished in: Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation (2020)
An emergency operation was planned for a patient who developed pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum, which was thought to develop secondary to acute diverticulitis. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis could not be performed before the operation. In COVID-19 infection, it has been reported that pneumonia, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema could be seen in thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan in addition to classic ground-glass opacities. In this study, a modified closed chest drainage system (CCDS) is presented to prevent COVID-19 aerosolisation in a patient undergoing intraoperative tube thoracostomy.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- sars cov
- positron emission tomography
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- case report
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- image quality
- respiratory failure
- lung function
- ultrasound guided
- liver failure
- public health
- emergency department
- magnetic resonance imaging
- spinal cord
- healthcare
- magnetic resonance
- patients undergoing
- mechanical ventilation
- emergency medical