Anesthetic management of cesarean sections in coronavirus disease 2019 patients at our coronavirus disease center: a case series

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious pulmonary infectious disease with respiratory symptoms. The virus, SARS-CoV-2 has shown 85% resemblance to SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The management of a COVID-19 positive mother is challenging as the virus is extremely contagious and can be life threatening to mothers and health-care personnel. Here, we describe the successful anesthetic management of 20 pregnant women with confirmed COVID-19 infection undergoing cesarean section in our hospital. A dedicated operating room was used for cesarean delivery of a parturient with COVID-19. This dedicated operating room was located in the secluded area of our hospital, away from the rest of the operating rooms. The first choice of anesthesia was a single-shot subarachnoid block with 0.5% heavy bupivacaine.