TY - JOUR
T1 - SARS-CoV-2 during Abdominal Operations
T2 - Are Surgeons at Risk?
AU - Romero-Velez, Gustavo
AU - Rodriguez Quintero, Jorge H.
AU - Pereira, Xavier
AU - Nussbaum, Jeffrey E.
AU - McAuliffe, John C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/12/29
Y1 - 2021/12/29
N2 - Background: The safety of surgery in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-positive patients remains unclear. On the basis of data from other viral diseases, it has been assumed that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has the potential risk of transmission during surgery. The presence of the virus within the peritoneal fluid and the peritoneal tissues is not known. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective cross-sectional study including adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 who underwent surgery at a single institution. Using specific real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, the presence of SARS-CoV-2 was determined in abdominal fluid samples. Results: Six patients with COVID-19 underwent abdominal surgery. Five patients were asymptomatic, and 1 had severe disease. SARS-CoV-2 was tested in 20 different samples, all of which resulted negative. Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 was not found in the peritoneal cavity of 6 patients undergoing abdominal surgery. The risk of transmissibility of COVID-19 during surgery is still unclear.
AB - Background: The safety of surgery in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-positive patients remains unclear. On the basis of data from other viral diseases, it has been assumed that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has the potential risk of transmission during surgery. The presence of the virus within the peritoneal fluid and the peritoneal tissues is not known. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective cross-sectional study including adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 who underwent surgery at a single institution. Using specific real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, the presence of SARS-CoV-2 was determined in abdominal fluid samples. Results: Six patients with COVID-19 underwent abdominal surgery. Five patients were asymptomatic, and 1 had severe disease. SARS-CoV-2 was tested in 20 different samples, all of which resulted negative. Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 was not found in the peritoneal cavity of 6 patients undergoing abdominal surgery. The risk of transmissibility of COVID-19 during surgery is still unclear.
KW - COVID-19
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - coronavirus
KW - general surgery
KW - laparoscopy
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U2 - 10.1097/SLE.0000000000000971
DO - 10.1097/SLE.0000000000000971
M3 - Article
C2 - 34183569
AN - SCOPUS:85120844405
SN - 1530-4515
VL - 31
SP - 674
EP - 678
JO - Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques
JF - Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques
IS - 6
ER -