The current landscape represents an unprecedented challenge in managing surgical patients, decision-making and the use of resources such as protective equipment in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the objective of this article is to provide guidelines for good conduct in the operating room, the use of personal protective equipment, suggestions for surgeries and the best approach in the context of this situation. The main objective of these recommendations is to mitigate the risk of contagion and to educate medical-surgical health personnel in how to deal with this pandemic. Key words: COVID-19; coronavirus: protective equipment; surgery; operating room; training; emergency

El abordaje laparoscópico transabdominal preperitoneal es un tratamiento quirúrgico eficaz para la hernia de Spiegel, esta técnica de mínimo acceso permite identificar la ubicación exacta del defecto anatómico y evita la necesidad de realizar incisiones cutáneas extensas. Permite la colocación de una malla retromuscular con menor posibilidad de recurrencia así como una recuperación más rápida. Presentamos los principios quirúrgicos técnicos que hemos considerado esenciales para una hernioplastia exitosa.