What Is the Appropriate Use of Laparoscopy over Open Procedures in the Current COVID-19 Climate?
Yalini Vigneswaran, Vivek N. Prachand, Mitchell C. Posner, Jeffrey B. Matthews, Mustafa Hussain
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Transmission (telecommunications)PneumoperitoneumPandemicLaparoscopyOpen surgeryIntensive care medicineLimitingSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Invasive surgeryLaparoscopic surgeryDisease transmissionSurgeryDiseaseVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyMechanical engineeringEngineeringElectrical engineeringCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsAbdominal Surgery and ComplicationsInfection Control and Ventilation