key: cord-0814031-lrxzeysw
authors: Abbaszadeh-Kasbi, Ali; Nikzad, Paria
title: An Invited commentary on ‘’ Transforming laparoendoscopic surgical protocols during COVID-19 pandemic; big data analytics, resource allocation and operational considerations; a review article’’
date: 2020-07-15
journal: Int J Surg
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.07.005
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doc_id: 814031
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Laparoscopic surgery should be offered to a small number of patients because of increased risk of SARS COV-2 transmission. In case of performing laparoscopic surgery, the following precautions should be applied:

Trocar and instruments should be disposable; surgeons should use aspirator mask in addition to Standard personal protection equipment; pneumoperitoneum should be at low pressure; exsufflation and deflation of the peritoneum should be performed before trocar removal; energy devices should be set up at minimal level (3, 4) .

In general, as mentioned in this study and the protocols developed by the Society of American

Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the European Association of Endoscopic

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Transforming laparoendoscopic surgical protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic

big data analytics, resource allocation and operational considerations

SAGES and EAES recommendations for minimally invasive surgery during COVID-19 pandemic