SARS-CoV-2 Virus in the Peritoneum during Emergency Laparoscopy in Pandemic Covid19: Results of a Prospective, Multicenter, Interventional, Cohort Study: The Laptranscov Trial

Abstract

1.1. Objective: This study aimed to determine the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the pneumoperitoneum and/or peritoneal fluid during emergency laparoscopy performed in patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 virus during the first waves of COVID-19 pandemic. 1.2. Summary background data: All recommendations edited by the French and foreign Surgical Societies to prevent subsequent infection by SARS-CoV-2 during surgical procedures were edited with a lack of evidence, and mainly focused on avoidance of leaks of pneumoperitoneum, and/or surgical smoke and complementary measures to minimize the risk of aerosol production and emissions in a CO2 closed system to protect all healthcare providers from SARS-CoV-2 infection.