Volume 90, Issue 10 pp. 2080-2081
HOW TO DO IT

How to prevent uncontrolled abdominal desufflation during laparoscopy in times of the coronavirus pandemic

Kishore G. S. Bharathy Mch, M. HPB Surgery

Kishore G. S. Bharathy Mch, M. HPB Surgery

Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Sakra World Hospital, Bangalore, India

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Gayatri Balachandran MS

Gayatri Balachandran MS

Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Sakra World Hospital, Bangalore, India

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Lakshminarayan Bhat MS

Lakshminarayan Bhat MS

Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Sakra World Hospital, Bangalore, India

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Somyaa Khuller DNB, FMAS

Somyaa Khuller DNB, FMAS

Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Sakra World Hospital, Bangalore, India

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Manoj Kumar MRCS, Mch

Manoj Kumar MRCS, Mch

Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Sakra World Hospital, Bangalore, India

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Sadiq S. Sikora FRCS, FACS

Sadiq S. Sikora FRCS, FACS

Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Sakra World Hospital, Bangalore, India

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First published: 16 August 2020

Graphical Abstract

Aerosolization during laparoscopy poses a theoretical risk of infection to healthcare providers by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A simple, low-cost method of controlled abdominal desufflation during laparoscopy is described.

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