How is COVID-19 transmitted by flue gas during open and laparoscopic interventions in patients who test positive?

So far, one cannot say that exactly. But we can guess at the moment and take some precautions.

First of all, we would like to thank all of the medical staff for ensuring medical care in this exceptional situation! The corona virus has kept us in suspense since it broke out and determines our daily lives. The focus is on human health. Surgical staff and patients have to trust medical devices - more than ever.

Various societies, such as the European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy (ESGE) and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), have since published recommendations for the treatment of COVID-19 patients during surgery. The companies strongly recommend using smoke evacuation in addition to their own personal protective equipment in open and laparoscopic cases.

Available information about the SARS-CoV-2 virus

The particle size of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is between 60 and 140 nm.1 There is currently no clinical study on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 viruses by flue gas.

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