A safe method to evacuate pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery in suspected COVID-19 patients

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2020 May;102(5):392-393. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0079. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

Authors

N Hanbali¹, Pjj Herrod¹, J Patterson¹

Affiliation

¹ Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton-In-Ashfield, UK.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / complications
Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Humans
Infection Control / methods
Laparoscopy / adverse effects
Laparoscopy / methods*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / adverse effects*
Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / methods*
SARS-CoV-2