Infection Control Important Points During Anesthesia and Surgery in the COVID-19 Era: A Concise Summary

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised a huge sense of anxiety in people and health care staff. Yet, there are concerns regarding the exact routes of transmission and the best protective measures in health centers. It seems that a major route of transmission is via respiratory droplets, but it could be spread in an airborne mode in some airborne-producing procedures. This study provides a protocol as a quick, concise infection control module for those who work in operating rooms at the time of the outbreak of COVID-19 or similar infectious diseases.