Abstract

COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease-2019) is a viral contagious disease that spread through droplets and direct contact. although medical staff are equipped with personal protection gear but still there are increasing incidence of covid-19 among health care providers and airway management specialists in order to reduce this incidence it is Important to follow a special criterion when managing airway with covid-19 patients including staff distribution, equipment’s preparing and intubation techniques
Targeted Population: Adult patients COVID-19 who are in need endotracheal intubation to manage the airway at Emergency Department (ED), the hospital wards, or in the Intensive Care Units (ICU). Targeted End User: ER, ICU Physicians and all paramedics deals with COVID-19. this review article aims to provide the Doctors that are dealing with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 with needed to maintain the airway with an organized method to manage the airway of those patients in the ED, isolation rooms in the wards or even in ICU, to secure the health of those physicians, optimize their efficiency, and increase the odds of achieving a successful airway maintenance from the first time. Collection of all possible available data about COVID-19 airway management in ED. By many research questions to achieve these aims so a midline literature search was performed with the keywords “critical care”, “emergency medicine”, “principals of COVID-19 airway management ", "COVID-19 and infections”. All studies introduced that the initial airway management is a serious condition that face patients of the emergency and critical care departments. Literature search included an overview of recent definition, causes and recent therapeutic strategies. All studies introduced that initial airway management of COVID-19 in ER and ICU is a serious condition that face patients and physicians which may lead to death in both. Airway management in COVID-19 patients requires specific measurements to assure safety of the medical staff. Accuracy is crucial, and the physician must avoid ineffective techniques through the procedure of airway management, which will enable it to be safe, accurate and timely controlled.

Key words: Airway management, COVID-19, physicians