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Table 2 Perioperative management

From: Characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing anesthesia while SARS-CoV-2 infected or suspected: a multicenter register of consecutive patients

 

Population (n = 187)

SARS-CoV-2 negative (n = 52)

SARS-CoV-2 positive (n = 135)

 General anesthesia

173 (93.5)

52 (100.0)

121 (91.0)

 Rapid Sequence Induction

113 (86.3)

38 (90.5)

75 (84.3)

 Videolaryngoscopy

110 (87.3)

33 (86.6)

77 (87.5)

 Closed system for endotracheal suction

28 (37.3)

8 (28.6)

20 (42.6)

 Total Intra-Venous Anesthesia

57 (33.1)

17 ( 33.3)

40 ( 33.0)

 Mechanical ventilation

164 (88.2)

46 (88.5)

118 (88.1)

Mechanical ventilation characteristics

 Tidal volume, ml.kg−1 PBW

6 [6; 7]

7 [6; 7]

6 [6; 7]

 PEEP, cmH2O

6 [5; 8]

5 [5; 6]

6 [5; 8]

 FiO2, %

50 [44; 60]

59 [46; 60]

50 [43; 64]

 Peak pressure, cmH2O

22 [18; 26]

20 [18; 23]

22 [18; 27]

 Unplanned recruitment maneuver

16 (10.6)

3 (6.7)

13 (12.3)

 Intra-operative transfusion

22 (12.0)

8 (15.4)

14 (10.7)

 Totally intravenous fluids, mL

1000 [500; 1600]

1100 [500; 2000]

1000 [500; 1536]

 Need of vasoactive drugs

79 (43.9)

25 (49.0)

54 (41.9)

 Loco-Regional anesthesia

25 (14.5)

5 (9.6)

21 (16.9)

 Surgery length, min

70 [37; 114]

60 [26; 104]

70 [40; 120]

Surgery length, min

 [0; 30]

40 (27.0)

17 (35.4)

23 (23.0)

 [30; 60]

45 (30.4)

11 (22.9)

34 (34.0)

 [60; 120]

29 (19.6)

10 (20.8)

19 (19.0)

 [120; 540]

34 (23.0)

10 (20.8)

24 (24.0)

  1. Data are median [interquartile range] and No./Total (%)
  2. PEEP Positive end-expiratory pressure, FiO2 Fraction of inspired oxygen, PBW Per Body Weight