Gynecological Surgery and COVID-19: What is the Impact and How Should I Manage it?

Gynecological Surgery and COVID-19: What is the Impact and How Should I Manage it?

Abstract It is estimated that around 28 million surgeries will be postponed or canceled worldwide as a result of this pandemic, causing a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of more than 2 million cancer cases. In Brazil, both the National Health Agency (ANS) and National Health Surveillance Agency...

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Main Authors: Julio Cesar Rosa-e-Silva, Paulo Ayroza Ribeiro, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito, Mariano Tamura Vieira Gomes, Sergio Podgaec, Helizabet Salomão Abdalla Ayroza Ribeiro, Carlos Augusto Pires Costa Lino, Ricardo Quintairos, Walquiria Quida Salles Pereira Primo, Agnaldo Lopes da Silva Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia 2020-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
Subjects:
COVID-19
laparoscopy
hysteroscopy
gynecological surgery
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-72032020000700415&tlng=en
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Summary:Abstract It is estimated that around 28 million surgeries will be postponed or canceled worldwide as a result of this pandemic, causing a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of more than 2 million cancer cases. In Brazil, both the National Health Agency (ANS) and National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) advised the postponement of elective and non-essential surgeries, causing a considerable impact on the number of surgical procedures that decreased by 33.4% in this period. However, some women need treatment for various gynecological diseases that cannot be postponed. The purpose of this article is to present recommendations on surgical treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISSN:0100-7203

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