Postoperative Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgeries during COVID-19 Pandemic Era

Mohammad   Talebpour; Hossein   Zabihi Mahmoudabadi; Fazeleh   Majidi; Fezzeh   Elyasinia; Hossein  Ashegh; Karamollah \ Toolabi; Ahmadreza   Soroush; Seyed Mehdi   Jalali; Khosrow   Najjari

doi:10.18502/jimc.v4i1.5738

Mohammad Talebpour
Hossein Zabihi Mahmoudabadi
Fazeleh Majidi
Fezzeh Elyasinia
Hossein Ashegh
Karamollah \ Toolabi
Ahmadreza Soroush
Seyed Mehdi Jalali
Khosrow Najjari

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v4i1.5738

Keywords: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Laparoscopy, Surgery

Abstract

Background: A novel human coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in China at the beginning of 2020 and then emerged as a pandemic. Due to this pandemic, surgical practices changed worldwide. First, postponing elective surgeries to the end of pandemic was suggested. Therefore, conducting safe surgeries became a critical concern.

Methods: This is a multicenter prospective study. The data of 85 patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery in this pandemic era were recorded to evaluate their postoperative outcomes.

Results: Among all patients with mean age of 43.7±15.6 and mean surgical duration of 94.6 minutes, none of them showed any complication or any COVID-19 related symptoms after surgery or in follow up time. The mean hospital stay was 3.5 days.

Conclusion: There was no increased risk of postoperative complications and COVID-19 infection for patients undergoing various types of laparoscopic surgery in this study and laparoscopy was safe for the patients.