{"title":"Pathophysiology and treatment of COVID and its perioperative management","authors":"Denis Chung Man Kwong, David Wai Tsan Ng","doi":"10.1016/j.mpaic.2025.07.003","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has posed significant global challenges since 2019. Despite the subsequent emergence of the milder Omicron variant in November 2021, COVID-19 continues to cause significant morbidities and mortality, especially among the elderly and those with medical comorbidities. Its global impact necessitates a comprehensive understanding of its pathophysiology and management, particularly in perioperative settings. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the pathophysiology and clinical features of acute COVID-19 and long COVID, current evidence-based treatment strategies and perioperative consideration. This review, tailored for anaesthetists and intensivists, emphasizes individualized care and multidisciplinary collaboration to improve outcomes of COVID-19 patients undergoing surgery.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45856,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine","volume":"26 9","pages":"Pages 548-558"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1472029925001493","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ANESTHESIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has posed significant global challenges since 2019. Despite the subsequent emergence of the milder Omicron variant in November 2021, COVID-19 continues to cause significant morbidities and mortality, especially among the elderly and those with medical comorbidities. Its global impact necessitates a comprehensive understanding of its pathophysiology and management, particularly in perioperative settings. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the pathophysiology and clinical features of acute COVID-19 and long COVID, current evidence-based treatment strategies and perioperative consideration. This review, tailored for anaesthetists and intensivists, emphasizes individualized care and multidisciplinary collaboration to improve outcomes of COVID-19 patients undergoing surgery.
期刊介绍:
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, an invaluable source of up-to-date information, with the curriculum of both the Primary and Final FRCA examinations covered over a three-year cycle. Published monthly this ever-updating text book will be an invaluable source for both trainee and experienced anaesthetists. The enthusiastic editorial board, under the guidance of two eminent and experienced series editors, ensures Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine covers all the key topics in a comprehensive and authoritative manner. Articles now include learning objectives and eash issue features MCQs, facilitating self-directed learning and enabling readers at all levels to test their knowledge. Each issue is divided between basic scientific and clinical sections. The basic science articles include anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, physics and clinical measurement, while the clinical sections cover anaesthetic agents and techniques, assessment and perioperative management. Further sections cover audit, trials, statistics, ethical and legal medicine, and the management of acute and chronic pain.