Viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in surgical smoke in minimally invasive and open surgery: a single-center prospective clinical trial

Abstract At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was assumed that SARS-CoV-2 could be transmitted through surgical smoke generated by electrocauterization. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) was targeted due to potentially higher concentrations of the SARS-CoV-2 particles in the pneumoperitoneum...

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Main Authors: Amila Cizmic, Vanessa M. Eichel, Niklas M. Weidner, Philipp A. Wise, Felix Müller, Ingmar F. Rompen, Ralf Bartenschlager, Paul Schnitzler, Felix Nickel, Beat P. Müller-Stich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-47058-z