Laparosc Endosc Surg Sci . 2020; 27(3): 115-121 | DOI: 10.14744/less.2020.30643

Recommendations and measures for minimally invasive surgery and endoscopic interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Rumeysa Kevser Liman¹, Mürþit Dinçer^2
1Department of General Surgery, TC Ministry of Health Elazýg Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazýð, Turkey
²Department of General Surgery, Fýrat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazýð, Turkey

The new severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which broke out in Wuhan province of China in December 2019, was declared as a pandemic in March 2020. Within the scope of combatting the pandemic, all non-urgent non-cancer-related elective procedures were halted worldwide. Due to concerns that the virus transmission is primarily via droplets and contact, as well as airborne transmission during aerosol-generating procedures, minimally invasive surgery and endoscopy have led to concerns that there may be procedures that carry the risk of virus transmission. The aim of this article is to report clinical recommendations and scientific studies in order to assist surgeons and endoscopists dealing with minimally invasive surgery.

Keywords: COVID-19, endoscopy; surgery; measures; minimally invasive surgery; precautions.

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COVID-19 Pandemisinde, Minimal Ýnvaziv Cerrahi ve Endoskopik Giriþimler Ýçin Öneriler ve Alýnmasý Gereken Önlemler

Rumeysa Kevser Liman¹, Mürþit Dinçer^2
1TC Saðlýk Bakanlýðý Elazýð Fethi Sekin Þehir Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi, Elazýð
²Fýrat Üniversitesi Týp Fakültesi, Genel Cerrahi Ana Bilim Dalý, Elazýð

Çin’in Wuhan eyaletinde 2019 yýlýnýn Aralýk ayýnda ortaya çýkan yeni þiddetli akut solunum sendromu koronavirüs 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2020 Mart ayýnda pandemi olarak ilan edildi. Dünya genelinde pandemi ile müdacele kapsamýnda acil olmayan, kanser dýþý elektif prosedürler durduruldu. Virüs bulaþýnýn, esas olarak damlacýk ve temas yoluyla olmasýnýn yanýnda aerosol üretici prodesürler sýrasýnda hava ile yayýlýmýnýn da olabileceði endiþesi nedeniyle minimal invaziv cerrahi ve endoskopi gibi iþlemler virüs bulaþma riskini taþýyan prosedürler olabileceðine dair endiþelere yol açmýþtýr. Bu makalede minimal invaziv cerrahi ile uðraþan cerrahlara ve endoskopistlere yardýmcý olmak adýna klinik önerileri ve bilimsel çalýþmalarý bildirmek amaçlandý.

Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, surgery, minimal invaziv cerrahi, endoskopi, önlemler

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