Anesthetic Consideration for Patients with Corona Virus Disease

COVID-19 pandemic resulted into a substantial re-organization of the health system at several levels, and this included a profound reschedule of non-urgent or emergent surgical procedures. This change will possibly have an impact in the long-term course of patients with conditions that are susceptible of surgical treatment, including oncologic, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, gynecological, etc. procedures. Among the other aspects that have been transformed during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the shortage of blood-derived products are principles of blood management and utilization.