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01-07-2020 | Laparoscopy | EDITORIAL

Controversies in CO₂ Insufflation and COVID-19

Author: Mark Soliman

Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology | Issue 7/2020

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Concern over CO₂ insufflation in the era of COVID-19 in endoscopy, laparoscopy, and robotics has been at the forefront of many debates and societal publications. Data at best is murky and confusing, but most importantly is based on speculation and extrapolation from a mixture of older and newer studies [1, 2]. …

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Title: Controversies in CO2 Insufflation and COVID-19
Author: Mark Soliman
Publication date: 01-07-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Laparoscopy
Smoking and Nicotine Detoxification
COVID-19
Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 1123-6337
Electronic ISSN: 1128-045X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-020-02237-2

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