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Local adaptation of laparoscopic smoke evacuator in COVID‐19 pandemic situation
Author(s) -
Nugroho Adianto,
Saunar Rofi,
Lalisang Toar J. M.,
Wiradisuria Errawan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/ases.12890
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , laparoscopic surgery , covid-19 , laparoscopy , adaptation (eye) , general surgery , surgery , disease , psychology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , neuroscience
The pandemic of COVID‐19 has been a game changer in many aspects of medical care, including laparoscopic surgery service. Uncertainty in the early pandemic has led to the fear of doing laparoscopic surgery with regard to the possibility of SARS‐COV‐2 transmission through surgical smoke. We carried out laparoscopic surgery during the COVID‐19 pandemic with intention to test our local adaptation of a laparoscopic smoke evacuator. Twenty‐five laparoscopic cases for digestive surgery were performed with uneventful results. In summary, a low cost local adaptation of laparoscopic smoke and safe surgical behavior should be the standard of care when delivering laparoscopic surgery service in the pandemic era and forward.