Anesthesia Management in Cesarean Section for Close Contact Parturient with COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report

Authors

  • Yeon Ji Roh Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, South Korea
  • Ki Young Shin Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, South Korea
  • Jangho Bae Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, South Korea
  • Seongsik Kang Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, South Korea

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24203/ajpnms.v9i6.6809

Keywords:

COVID-19, Caesarean section, Parturient, Spinal anesthesia

Abstract

During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, which produced a disease that had been termed COVID-19, safely treating patients that have contracted COVID-19 has become a very challenging problem for both patients and healthcare workers alike.

The case we will be dealing with concerns a surgery of a full-term parturient who tested negative for COVID-19 at the time of surgery but had been living with a husband who contracted COVID-19. The parturient was taken up for an elective caesarean section under spinal anesthesia in an isolated operating room.

It is necessary to consider how to manage the patient who was a close contact even if their COVID-19 test result is negative and how to set up the protocols to protect healthcare workers themselves in such situation.

Keywords ---- (COVID-19, Caesarean section, Parturient, Spinal anesthesia)

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

Roh , Y. J. ., Shin, K. Y., Bae, J. ., & Kang, S. (2021). Anesthesia Management in Cesarean Section for Close Contact Parturient with COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report. Asian Journal of Pharmacy, Nursing and Medical Sciences, 9(6). https://doi.org/10.24203/ajpnms.v9i6.6809