SAS has produced its first set of guidelines, to promote the safety of patients and front-line workers during airway management and tracheal intubation in the COVD-19 outbreak.
The Consensus Statement was produced on a tight schedule due to the rapidly evolving crisis in Australia an New Zealand.
We are grateful to the MJA for putting the Statement up so quickly, and also to all the people who have commented on the publication. Several improvements have been made as a result, and the document will continue to be updated as the COVID-19 situation evolves.
The Statement has been recommended by the Covid-19 Critical Care Coordination Collaborative (Presidents of ANZCA, ACEM, CICM, ANZICS, ASA, NZSA and the Chair of CICM NZNC) and endorsed by the following organisations:
We are grateful to the team at RNS ASCAR for the infographics that accompany the Statement.