MARCH 23, 2020

ASA COVID-19 Town Hall Recap: ‘We Are on the Front Lines’

By Michael DePeau-Wilson
Cross posted from Anesthesiology News

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) held an online town hall to provide answers and updates on practice standards for treating patients with COVID-19.

Among the main topics of interest were the lack of availability of personal protective equipment (PPE), how providers should approach intubating patients suspected of having COVID-19, and whether elective surgeries should be canceled amid the pandemic.

Mary Dale Peterson, MD,