COVID-19 Resources

These articles are intended to be a reference for anesthesiologists, but not a substitute for consultation and working relationships with Occupational Health and Safety and Infection Prevention and Control in your hospital or place of work. As the COVID 19 situation evolves or changes, information may change, so we encourage you to check back with Health Canada and your own hospital often, to stay up-to-date for your own health and safety. 

The Airway Site

• 3 Steps to Intubate Safely with Suspected COVID-19

• WEBINAR- Practical Guidance for Airway Management in the Coronavirus Patient

American Society of Anesthesiologists

• ASA and APSF Joint Statement on Perioperative Testing for the COVID-19 Virus

• Perioperative Management of Patients Infected with the Novel Coronavirus

Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

• NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESOURCE CENTER

• Perioperative Considerations for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

BJA

• BJA- Spinal anaesthesia for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 and possible transmission rates in anaesthetists: retrospective, single-centre, observational cohort study

• Recently published an article with 2 out of 3 authors hailing from Toronto (Drs Peng and Hota), “Outbreak of Coronavirus: What Anesthetists Should Know”

• I. Anesthesia and SARS

• BJA- COVID-19 and the Anaesthetist: A Special Series

BMJ

• Covid-19 and reproductive health: What can we learn from previous epidemics?

• Don’t panic: five minutes with . . . Kai Zacharowski

• Covid-19: how doctors and healthcare systems are tackling coronavirus worldwide

BMC Research

• Coronavirus: just imagine…

CAS

• CJA- Safety and efficacy of different anesthetic regimens for parturients with COVID-19 undergoing caesarean delivery

• DOING THINGS SAFELY: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT & COVID-19 DISEASE- WEBINAR VIDEO- March 30, 2020 (supporting materials below)

  • The Medical Journal of Australia- Safe Airway Society principles of airway management and tracheal intubation specific to the COVID-19 adult patient group

  • Intubation and Ventilation amid the COVID-19 Outbreak- Wuhan’s Experience

  • Aerosol Generating Procedures and Risk of Transmission of Acute Respiratory Infections to Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review

  • Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China

• CAS Town Hall Webinars: 

  • March 22, 2020 "COVID-19: Protecting Yourself while Caring for Patients – PPE and more"

  • March 29, 2020 “Doing Things Safely: Airway Management & COVID-19 Disease”

  • April 19, 2020 “COVID-19 Diagnosis and Ventilator Management Strategies”

CMAJ

• CMAJ- Treatment of patients with non-severe and severe coronavirus disease 2019: An evidence-based guideline

CPSO

• COVID-19 FAQ for Physicians

EMCrit Project

• The Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC)

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

• Coronavirus – Public health emergency

GE Healthcare

• COVID-19 - Requests for information regarding the off-label use of GE Healthcare anesthesia devices for ICU ventilation

Government of Canada

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Outbreak update

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): For health professionals

• Health Canada: Notice: Importation or Sale of Ventilators- Use of FDA Guidance and Canadian requirements for Authorization under the Interim Order

• Ontario Health- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Ontario Health- Priority Setting of Personal Protective Equipment – Provincial/Regional Distribution

• OHIP Bulletin: COVID-19 Advance Payment Program- NEW!

• IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT TO ADDRESS PHYSICIAN COMPENSATION MATTERS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

IASC

• Briefing note on addressing mental health and psychosocial aspects of COVID-19 OutbreakVersion 1.1

Joule

• COVID-19 Learning Series

Misc.

• Ministry of Health: COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendations for Special Populations

• Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance

• Aerosol Generating Procedures and Risk of Transmission of Acute Respiratory Infections to Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review

• Quick ICU Training for COVID-19

• Joint Statement on Multiple Patients Per Ventilator- Important information about NOT sharing ventilators for multiple patients 

• Enforcement Policy for Ventilators and Accessories and Other Respiratory Devices During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency

Mount Sinai Hospital

• Draft guideline for COVID19 patient referral

• Obstetrical Triage RN Guidelines for COVID19 Patients

New England Journal of Medicine

• Covid-19 — Navigating the Uncharted

• Audio Interview: Making Decisions about Covid-19 Testing and Treatment for Your Patients

• History in a Crisis — Lessons for Covid-19

• A brief communication on viruses' half-lives in an aerosolized setting and on surfaces

OBSTETRICS

• The Lancet: a review of 9 pregnant COVID patients

OMA

• Burnout Podcast Series

Public Health Ontario

• Coronavirus at a Glance

• Recommended Steps for Putting On and Taking Off Personal Protective Equipment

• Technical brief from Public Health Ontario on the use of PPE in COVID 19

• COVID-19: Aerosol Generation from Coughs and Sneezes

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth

• COVID Anaesthetic Induction

Science Direct

• Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): The epidemic and the challenges

SOLVING HEALTHCARE WEBINAR with Dr. David Neilipovitz

• Webinar 1: Preparing Your ICU For COVID-19, with Dr. David Neilipovitz 

• Webinar 2: COVID-19: What You Need To Know About Personal Protective Equipment, with Dr. David Neilipovitz and Dr. Kathy Suh 

• Webinar 3: COVID-19: Approach To Goals Of Care Discussions, with Dr. Gianni D'Egidio 

Springer

• Surviving Sepsis Campaign: guidelines on the management of critically ill adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)- NEW!

TED TALK

• Why COVID-19 is hitting us now- and how to prepare for the next outbreak

• Lessons from the 1918 flu

THP Health Sciences Library

We wanted to share a couple of reputable resources that have been developed on COVID-19 literature for staff to remain informed on new developments around the topic. Please share these links with your teams. 

LitCOVID - a curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus. It is the most comprehensive resource on the subject, providing a central access to 994 (and growing) research articles in PubMed. The articles are updated daily and are further categorized by different research topics and geographic locations for improved access. 

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Pathfinder for Beginners to Experts - This resource includes links to point-of-care information and patient handouts from reputable sources, as well as pre-formatted searches for biomedical databases. 

Trillium Health Partners

• Donning and Doffing Video

University of Toronto

• Best Practice Recommendations for Anesthesiologists (access available for UofT affiliates, or please contact the source for permission)

• Donning and Doffing Technique for COVID-19- Video

World Health Organization

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports