Initial advice to avoid Laparoscopic Surgery due to fear of COVID-19 virus transmission: Where was the evidence?

Br J Surg. 2020 Sep;107(10):e418. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11860. Epub 2020 Jul 31.

Authors

Vikesh Agrawal¹, Dhananjaya Sharma²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College and Hospitals, Jabalpur, India, 482003.
² Department of Surgery, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College and Hospitals, Jabalpur, India, 482003.

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / transmission*
Evidence-Based Medicine*
Fear
Humans
Laparoscopy / adverse effects*
Laparoscopy / psychology
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Uncertainty