COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Resources for SNACC Members and Other Healthcare Professionals

We have elected to provide you with critically important information that is continuously updated from professional organizations. A few useful sites are listed below. All COVID-19 material that readers feel are relevant can be sent to Reza Gorji, MD. Please use COVID-19 Material in the subject line.

Disclaimer: Content provided on this site is not intended to constitute the practice of medicine or the furnishing of medical, nursing, or professional healthcare advice, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, or services in any jurisdiction. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care or its Sections.

Neurologic Features in Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection, NEJM Editorial, April 15, 2020

64 Severe COVID patients in Strasbourg France
Agitation in 69% of patients
- 26 of those patients had residual confusion
MRI changes seen in most of the patients who had imaging done for unexplained encephalopathy

Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China, JAMA Original Article, April 10, 2020

Case Series of 214 patients in Wuhan, China
Neurologic symptoms seen in 36.4% of patients with severe disease including acute cerebrovascular events, impaired consciousness, and muscle injury

CDC Webpage

CDC Webpage for Health Professionals

ASA, APSF, AAAA and AANA Statement on Use of PPE during COVID-19

ASA Headquarters on the Coronavirus

ASA Headquarters – Clinical Questions

ASA Publications – COVIC-19 Response and Perioperative Implications

APSF COVID-19 Critical Information on Anesthesia Machine Protection and Decontamination

ASA/APSF Joint Statement on Transitioning Anesthesia Ventilators to ICU Ventilators

APSF/ASA/CHEST/SCCM/AACN/AARC Joint Statement on Multiple Patients on Single Ventilator

APSF Covid-19 Resource Page

Decision Tree for Anesthesia for EVT in AIS During COVID-19

JNA Podcast