SAGES 2022 guidelines regarding the use of laparoscopy in the era of COVID-19.
Amelia T CollingsD Rohan JeyarajahNader M HannaJonathan DortShawn TsudaPramod NepalRobert LimChelsea LinJulie S HongMohammed T AnsariBethany J SlaterAurora D PryorGeoffrey P KohnPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)
With demonstrated equivalence of operating room staff exposure, and noninferiority of laparoscopic access with respect to mortality, either laparoscopic or open approaches to abdominal operations may be used in patients with SARS-CoV-2. Measures should be employed for all laparoscopic or open cases to prevent exposure of operating room staff to the surgical plume, as virus can be present in this plume.