Anaesthethetic management protocol in a medical college hospital in Orange zone Maharashtra, India during the 2019-nCoV lockdown period Sen Jayashree1, Sen Bitan2,* 1Professor Department of Anaesthesia, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India 2DNB Super Speciality, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Senior Resident, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India *Corresponding Author E-mail: jayashree_sen@rediffmail.com
Online published on 16 September, 2020. Abstract In 85–90% patients the novel corona virus 2019-nCoV behaves benignly and patients without known contact history may also be carriers of the virus. The aim of the study was to mandate a Standard operating procedure for droplet precaution and decontamination procedure in the peri-operative environment of a medical college hospital in an Orange zone of Maharashtra, India. In this retrospective study during the lock down period of 20 days,118 patients of ASA I,II and III of age range 30 days to 80 years of either gender were catered for day care and emergency surgeries.66.96% of our cases under regional, 6.77% under Total Intravenous Anaesthesia and only 26.27% of cases were done under General Anaesthesia. Peri-operative management and a triage of history of contact, physical examination, relevent investigation and choice of anaesthesia were the criteria of our final assessment. Top Keywords Anaesthesia, 2019-nCoV, Lockdown, Orange zone, SOP. Top |