Anaesthetic challenges in a child with perforated appendicitis and COVID-19 Co-Infection: A case report

• Main Authors: Annie Maxwell, Teah, Kai Ming, Soe, May Zaw, Yeap, Boon Tat
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research; RA648.5-767 Epidemics. Epidemiology. Quarantine. Disinfection
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31349/1/Anaesthetic%20challenges%20in%20a%20child%20with%20perforated%20appendicitis%20and%20COVID-19%20Co-Infection.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31349/2/Anaesthetic%20challenges%20in%20a%20child%20with%20perforated%20appendicitis%20and%20COVID-19%20Co-Infection1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31349/; https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S2049080121008815?token=383E9DE234274C4E8AA9412644F893942F795897E66C328B34A974D18393E935F9608056CC20FAB40C94A626509A656F&originRegion=eu-west-1&originCreation=20211129130957; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102931
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Background: The deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) wreaked havoc globally in early 2020 and caused lives to a standstill. Healthcare workers (HCW) handling patients infected with COVID-19 wore protective equipment to defend themselves from cross infection and curbing further spread. Neverthe...