Anesthesia Guidelines and Practical Recommendations during Covid-19 Pandemic Based on an Evaluating Guideline of Several Countries

Abstract

Background: The outbreak of Covid-19 has seriously challenged the world's health systems, which brought about a growing dissemination of a multitude anesthesia guidelines. Considering the collaboration of international collogues with the purpose of saving patients’ lives and health care workers, the primary purpose of this study is to describe and evaluate the national guidelines released for the management of anesthesia in patients with Covid 19.

Methods: The required data were collected through systematic review approach by consulting the national guidelines published in the datasets such as Pub-med, Cochrane Library, Embase, Science Direct, and Up-to-date. This inclusive searching approach was supplemented with the World Federation of Anesthesiologists Information Resources website.

Results: We reviewed the guidelines disseminated by Australia, Canada, China, India, Italy, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Iran, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The results revealed that all the above guidelines were often used to limit the spread of infection and to maintain the health of health care providers. Considering the scope and mission of the guidelines, the results also showed that the most comprehensive ones were disseminated by Chinese researchers. The most transparent reporting of sources of information was released by South Africa and the United Kingdom scholars.

Conclusion: Evidence-based implications, the national guidelines need to be updated to increase their accuracy, clarity, and enforceability.