Author/Authors :
Talebpour, Mohammad Department of General Surgery - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Zabihi Mahmoudabadi, Hossein Department of General Surgery - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Majidi, Fazeleh Research Development Center - Sina Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Elyasinia, Fezzeh Department of General Surgery - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Ashegh, Hossein Department of General Surgery - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Toolabi, Karamollah Department of General Surgery - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Soroush, Ahmadreza Department of General Surgery - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Jalali, Mehdi Department of General Surgery - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Najjari, Khosrow Department of General Surgery - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Background: A novel human coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported
in China at the beginning of 2020 and then emerged as a pandemic.
Due to this pandemic, surgical practices changed worldwide. First,
postponing elective surgeries to the end of pandemic was suggested.
Therefore, conducting safe surgeries became a critical concern.
Methods: This is a multicenter prospective study. The data of 85
patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery in this pandemic era were
recorded to evaluate their postoperative outcomes.
Results: Among all patients with mean age of 43.7±15.6 and
mean surgical duration of 94.6 minutes, none of them showed any
complication or any COVID-19 related symptoms after surgery or in
follow up time. The mean hospital stay was 3.5 days.
Conclusion: There was no increased risk of postoperative
complications and COVID-19 infection for patients undergoing
various types of laparoscopic surgery in this study and laparoscopy
was safe for the patients.
Keywords :
Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Laparoscopy , Surgery
