EJMO. 2020; 4(3): 181-184 | DOI: 10.14744/ejmo.2020.22984How to Face with Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery During Covid19 Outbreak Surgical and Anesthesiological Concerns
Mirko Barone
1, Marco Prioletta
2, Luigi Guetti
2, Sonia Capone
3, Larissa Pereira Ghammachi
3, Massimo Ippoliti
2, Elena Carluccio
4, Massimo Cieri
1, Alessandro Marolla
1, Giuseppe Cipollone
5, Liberato Aceto
1, Ivan Dell Atti
4, Carmine Lanci Lanci
1, Salvatore Maurizio Maggiore
4, Felice Mucilli
51Department of General and Oncological Surgery, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy, 2Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy, 3University Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Gabriele d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy, 4Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy, 5Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy, University Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Gabriele d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy, The COVID-19 outbreak has profoundly changed both the management and scheduling of surgical patients, necessitating
a reduction in the number of elective cases and reserving priority for high-risk classes, such as oncological
and emergency surgery. Notwithstanding the introduction of new protocols, much about the disease still remains
unknown and surgical approaches, including minimally invasive surgery, are being examined for potential biohazard
risks. The purpose of this article is to provide some clarification and to offer some recommendations to minimize the
risk of diffusion of the virus during abdominal surgery.
Keywords: Airway management, COVID-19, laparoscopy, minimally invasive surgery
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Barone M, Prioletta M, Guetti L, Capone S, Ghammachi L, Ippoliti M, et al. How to Face with Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery During Covid19 Outbreak Surgical and Anesthesiological Concerns. EJMO. 2020; 4(3): 181-184
Corresponding Author: Mirko Barone
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