How to prevent uncontrolled abdominal desufflation during laparoscopy in times of the coronavirus pandemic.
Kishore G S BharathyGayatri BalachandranLakshminarayan BhatSomyaa KhullerManoj KumarSadiq S SikoraPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)
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.