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How to minimize airborne droplet contamination while performing laparoscopy in the COVID ‐19 era
Author(s) -
Birch Benjamin,
Luo Yuchen,
Dhir Arun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.16387
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , contamination , laparoscopy , betacoronavirus , virology , surgery , outbreak , ecology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology
We describe a safe technique for controlled deflation of pneumoperitoneum to facilitate safe laparoscopic surgery in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) era.