Awake Major Abdominal Surgeries in the COVID-19 Era

Background. During the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), allocating intensive care beds to patients needing acute care surgery became a very difficult task. Moreover, since general anesthesia is an aerosol-generating procedure, its use became controversial. This strongly restricted th...

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Main Authors: Andrea Romanzi, Nicola Boleso, Giuseppe Di Palma, Davide La Regina, Francesco Mongelli, Maria Milanesi, Antonella Putortì, Fabrizio Rossi, Roberta Scolaro, Michel Zanardo, Alberto Vannelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8763429