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- Title
Clearing the air: an accessible system for suction and safe evacuation of pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopy in patients with COVID‐19.
- Authors
Yeo, D.; Kaushal, S.; Ahmed, S.
- Abstract
Clearing the air: an accessible system for suction and safe evacuation of pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopy in patients with COVID-19 I Editor i Amidst the current global COVID-19 pandemic, the Intercollegiate guidelines[1] recommend open surgery over laparoscopy, while others recommend smoke evacuators and virus filters to reduce risk of transmission during laparoscopy[[2]]. Our proposed system consists of an intravenous drip set, suction valve, plastic suction tubing and surgical suction system with an HME as a virus filter ( I Fig i .
- Subjects
COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic; SURGICAL smoke; AIR
- Publication
British Journal of Surgery, 2020, Vol 107, Issue 7, pe200
- ISSN
0007-1323
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bjs.11683