In Spain, intensive care is mainly managed by two primary specialties, Intensive Medicine and Anesthesiology During the COVID-19 pandemic, anaesthesiologists have increased their dedication to critically ill patients Among the complications of COVID patients, we can found cardiorespiratory arrest (CRP), which requires early and protocolled care to improve the prognosis of patients Objective: The goal of this research is to analyse the experience of anaesthesiologists in CRP during the pandemic between the months of March and May 2020 in Spain Material and methods: A survey was created with Google Forms consisting of 19 questions The link to the questionnaire was sent via email by the Spanish Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Pain Relief (SEDAR) to its members Results: 222 responses were obtained A third of the participants routinely work in critical care, however, 62% have attended critical coronavirus patients during the pandemic and 72% have anesthetized them in the operating rooms 26 2% have performed some PCR;20 8% did 1 PCR, 22 1% 2, 7 8% 6 Regarding the leadership of the PCR, 27 2% of the participants assumed leadership, 27 9% detailed another department did it, and 44 9% were part of the team, but did not lead the attendance 85% of people felt comfortable performing as leaders 43 1% had not taken any ALS course in the last 2 years but intend to do it, 11 9% had been trained by SEDAR Most of the CPRs were performed in a supine position, only 5% were in prone Furthermore, 88% of the participants believe that the department of Anesthesia should lead the CPR In conclusion, the anaesthesiologists must be well trained in CRP;only 45 4% of the participants have undergone an ALS course in the last 2 years It seems necessary to promote the training of all anaesthesiologist in CPR
CPR during COVID-19 pandemic in Spain