Status:

WITHDRAWN

COVID 19: Is SARS-CoV-2 Contaminating Surgical Aerosols From Laparoscopy and Open Abdominal Surgery?

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Conditions:

COVID

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This study aims at answering the question if aerosols from laparoscopic or open abdominal surgery contain SARS-CoV-2 virus and need to be considered contagious.

Detailed Description

The CoVID-19 pandemic has led to wide spread shut down of surgical services and restrictions to emergency procedures in most European countries and the United States. Next to concerns about resource l...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Proven or suspected (not ruled out) SARS-CoV-2 infection (at the time of surgery)
  • Undergoing urgent or emergency laparoscopic or open abdominal surgery
  • Able to provide informed general consent on further use of clinical data

Exclusion

  • Age \< 18 years
  • Unable to provide informed general consent \& no possibility of informed general consent by proxy
  • Recent (\<24h) negative test for SARS-CoV-2

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04444687

Start Date

August 1 2020

End Date

February 1 2021

Last Update

May 23 2022

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