The COVID-19 pandemic poses great challenges for healthcare workers around the world, including perioperative specialists. Previously, we provided a first overview of available literature on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, relevant for anaesthetists and intensivists. In the current review, we provide an update of this topic, after a literature search current through May 2020. We discuss the evidence on perioperative risk for COVID-19 patients presenting for surgery, the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the operating room, and the current literature on laboratory diagnostics. Furthermore, cardiovascular and nervous system involvement in COVID-19 are discussed, as well as considerations in diabetic patients. Lastly, the latest evidence on pharmacological treatment is summarised.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, angiotensin converting enzyme 2, Antiviral agents, Perioperative care, patient-to-professional infectious disease transmission, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19 pandemic, risk, diagnostics, healthcare worker, Operating room, Laboratory, nervous system, Evidence, diabetic patients, COVID-19 patient, pharmacological treatment, Topic, risk of transmission, provided, presenting, 【제목키워드】 clinical, second,