ASM 2021

Speakers

Dr. Kenji YOSHITANI
Manager of Operating Theater
Department of Anesthesiology
National Cerebral Cardiovascular Center
Japan

Education History
1994	M.D. in Nara Medical University Department of Anesthesiology
Professional Background
Sep/2019	Director, Department of Transfusion, National Cerebral Cardiovascular Center
Apr/2015	Holding Vice director, Department of Anesthesiology, National Cerebral Cardiovascular Center
Apr/2012-	Holding the concurrent clinical associate professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Nara Medical University
Jan/2012-	Holding the concurrent associate professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University.
Apr/2008-	Chief physician, Department of Anesthesiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Mar/2007-Mar/2008	Medical Staff, Department of Anesthesiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Mar/2005-Feb/2007	Visiting scientist, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical center
Jan/2003-Feb/2005	Medical Staff, Department of Anesthesiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
May/1994	passed the Examination of National Board

Abstract

The Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiac Anaesthesia Workflow

After the spread of COVID19, the workflow of anesthesiologists has changed dramatically, especially about emergency surgery. Because almost all patients are not sure whether they are infected with COVID19 or not in emergency cases, we will discuss the workflow of anesthesiologists of emergency and elective surgery.

Since the spread of Covid19, an increasing number of hospitals have refused to see emergency patients. This is due to the lack of negative pressure operating rooms and insufficient Covid19 testing systems in municipal and prefectural hospitals. As a result, emergency cardiac surgeries have concentrated in our hospital.

To handle patients with COVID or without COVID tests, the operating room was divided into several zones, red, gray, and green. We introduce how to handle those patients in our hospital to prevent spreading the COVID virus in emergency cases.

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