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

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de ginecologia e obstetrícia Vol. 42; no. 7; pp. 415 - 419
• Main Authors: Rosa-e-Silva, Julio Cesar, Ribeiro, Paulo Ayroza, Brito, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira, Gomes, Mariano Tamura Vieira, Podgaec, Sergio, Ribeiro, Helizabet Salomão Abdalla Ayroza, Lino, Carlos Augusto Pires Costa, Quintairos, Ricardo, Primo, Walquiria Quida Salles Pereira, Silva Filho, Agnaldo Lopes da
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda 01.07.2020; Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
• Subjects: Betacoronavirus; Brazil - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - transmission; COVID-19; Cross Infection - prevention & control; Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control; Elective Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data; Female; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data; gynecological surgery; Humans; hysteroscopy; laparoscopy; OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY; Pandemics; Patient Care Planning; Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - transmission; Review; Review Article; Risk Factors; SARS-CoV-2; Brazil; COVID-19; laparoscopy; Histeroscopia; hysteroscopy; gynecological surgery; Cirurgia ginecológica; Laparoscopia
• ISSN: 0100-7203; 1806-9339; 1806-9339
• DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715146

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.