COVID-19 Resources
Harvard affiliated faculty have made available several COVID-19 resources that were developed at the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The resources include Perioperative Protocols for Transfer and Care of COVID-19 Patients, Airway Management Tools, Workflow Checklists for the OR, OB and Interventional Procedures, Simulation Materials and Instructional Videos. These resources were created and provided specifically by the Anesthesia Quality and Safety Division with technical support from the Center for Education Research, Technology, and Innovation (CERTAIN).
About These Resources
Each link provides access to written or video materials designed to streamline a patient’s peri-operative journey during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are sharing the algorithms, cognitive aids and standard operating procedures that we employ in our institution. They focus on ensuring patient and staff safety while minimizing exposure and contamination to pathogen. We developed these materials through several iterations of assessment, review, in-situ simulation, debriefing after live cases and improvement. We recommend adjusting these materials according to local resources and capabilities. Simulation drills scenarios have also been provided on the website for educational purposes.
Please note: These resources are constantly being updated. If applicable, the documents include version numbers and/or last updated dates.
Preoperative COVID-19 Screening and Testing
Perioperative Protocols for Transfer and Care of COVID-19 Patients
- Checklist for Intubation & Extubation (all cases including COVID+)
- OR Workflow for Suspected/COVID+ Cases
- Room Turnover for Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Patients
- COVID STOP Signage
- Guidance for Transport of Patients with Suspected for Confirmed COVID-19
- COVID-19 ECT Workflow
- Operating Room Crisis Checklists
- PPE Instructions (updated 3/19/20)
- OR Workflow and Decontamination
Instruction Videos
Airway Management Tools
OB Workflows and Checklists
GI Workflows and Checklists
IR Workflows and Checklists
PAPR
Simulation Materials
- Simulation Scenarios for Instructors (updated 4/01/20)
- Simulation Scenario Checklists for Participants (updated 4/01/20)
- Video Scripts of the Simulation Scenarios for the Actors (updated 4/01/20)
Other Materials
- COVID 19 Code Blue Practice Alert
- Airway Team Communication
- Airway Management Teams
- Management of Asymptomatic Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure to Covid-19 Patients in the Healthcare Setting
- Using Anesthesia Machines as ICU Ventilators
- Cheat Sheet for Using Anesthesia Machines as ICU ventilators at BIDMC (created by Ronny Munoz-Acuna MD)
- Usage of Drager Anesthesia Devices for Long-term Ventilation
- Volatile Anesthetic Sedation in ICU Patients at BIDMC
- APSF Guidance for Use of Volatile Anesthesic for Sedation of ICU Patients
- HMS COVID-19 Resources for Providers
- Combined Safety Grand Rounds: Designing for Success: OR Efficiency and Safety 2 + 2 = 5
- Adverse Event Reporting Tool
Contact Information
If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, please contact Nadav Levy at nlevy@bidmc.harvard.edu, Liana Zucco at lzucco@bidmc.harvard.edu, Richard Pollard at rpollard@bidmc.harvard.edu, or Krish Ramachandran at skrama@bidmc.harvard.edu. If you have technical questions about this website, please contact Vanessa Wong, at vtwong@bidmc.harvard.edu.