Laparoscopic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: detection of SARS-COV-2 in abdominal tissues, fluids, and surgical smoke.

Isaac CheruiyotPrabjot SehmiBrian NgureMusa MisianiPaul KarauBeda OlabuBrandon Michael HenryGiuseppe LippiRoberto CirocchiJulius Ogeng'o

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)

There are conflicting results regarding the presence of SARS-COV-2 in abdominal tissues and fluids. No currently available evidence supports the hypothesis that SARS-COV-2 can be aerosolized and transmitted through surgical smoke. Larger studies are urgently needed to corroborate these findings.

Keyphrases

sars cov
laparoscopic surgery
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
gene expression
case control
loop mediated isothermal amplification