Precautions in the Operating Room during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Corona is a respiratory virus that can cause death as well as many complications in recovering patients. Preventive and control measures to protect people who are exposed to the corona virus and contract it depend on the type of work performed and the risk of exposure to infected people and contamination of the workplace. Due to the non-necessity of performing non-emergency surgeries and taking precautionary measures for patients who are candidates for surgery and whose corona test is positive, various cases should be considered by the staff during the surgery. To prevent and manage aerosol dispersion, it is better to use a device for suctioning aerosol smoke during surgery, whether in open or closed surgeries (laparoscopy).

Keywords

• covid-19
• operating room
• protocols
• surgery