COVID-19
Conditions
Brief summary
COVID-19 pandemic has an important impact on the health care provided by the anesthesiologists. Different societies of anesthesiology have provided guidelines and recommendations on how to manage patients who have been tested positive for COVID-19 or suspected to be infected. It is therefore important to know whether these guidelines have been implemented or were possible to be implemented. Otherwise patients who are presenting COVID-19 often show pulmonary complications. The airway management and the ventilation management of these patients can be therefore challenging and can possibly influence their outcome. It is thus important to obtain a large database with information about the characteristics of these patients, how these patients have been managed and their in-hospital outcome. Information regarding the correct implementation of guidelines is as well necessary for future guidance of health care providers.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* All patients (pediatric/adults/parturients) who are tested positive for COVID-19 or who are suspected to be infected
Exclusion criteria
No oral consent \-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Global evaluation of the implication of the Belgian anesthesiologists during COVID-19 pandemic | 30 days | To evaluate whether Belgian anesthesiologists have followed or could follow the recommendations regarding the management of COVID-19 patients and what were the characteristics of these patients and how they have been managed and what were their outcomes |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| If any compare our results with other countries | 4 weeks | To compare the descriptives and the outcome data of our patients with other countries |
Countries
Belgium