SynthesisLangenbeck's archives of surgery2021
Laparoscopic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: detection of SARS-COV-2 in abdominal tissues, fluids, and surgical smoke.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Presence of SARS-CoV-2 in abdominal tissues and biologic fluids during abdominal surgery: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Pooled it
- Surgical smoke and its components, effects, and mitigation: a contemporary review.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2024Review
- Incidence of persistent SARS-CoV-2 gut infection in patients with a history of COVID-19: Insights from endoscopic examination.Endoscopy international open · 2024Article
- Comparison of surgical smoke between two approaches for endoscopic thyroidectomy and open thyroidectomy.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Smoke analysis of a new surgical system that applies low-temperature plasma.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Positive peritoneal swab in SARS-CoV-2 patients undergoing abdominal emergency surgery: effect or cause?Infection · 2022Article
- COVID-19-associated acute appendicitis in adults. A report of five cases and a review of the literature.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2022Article
- Presentation and outcomes of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned from the Middle East-a multicentre prospective cohort study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Stoma Surgery and Stoma Clinic Service: A Retrospective Study at a Single Japanese Referral Hospital.International journal of clinical practice · 2022Article
- Surgical Diseases Management during COVID-19 Crisis at a Tertiary Care Hospital of India: Our Institutional Strategy.Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- [Impact of COVID-19 on elective and emergency colorectal surgery].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2021Review
- Impact of COVID-19 on the outcomes of gastrointestinal surgery.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2021Review
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10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThere are still concerns over the safety of laparoscopic surgery in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients due to the potential risk of viral transmission through surgical smoke/laparoscopic pneumoperitoneum.
methodsWe performed a systematic review of currently available literature to determine the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) in abdominal tissues or fluids and in surgical smoke.
resultsA total of 19 studies (15 case reports and 4 case series) comprising 29 COVID-19 patients were included. The viral RNA was positively identified in 11 patients (37.9%). The samples that tested positive include the peritoneal fluid, bile, ascitic fluid, peritoneal dialysate, duodenal wall, and appendix. Similar samples, together with the omentum and abdominal subcutaneous fat, tested negative in the other patients. Only one study investigated SARS-COV-2 RNA in surgical smoke generated during laparoscopy, reporting negative findings.
conclusionsThere 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.
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