Gynecological Surgery and COVID-19: What is the Impact and How Should I Manage it?
Julio Cesar Rosa E SilvaPaulo Augusto Galvão Ayroza RibeiroLuiz Gustavo de Oliveira BritoMariano Tamura Vieira GomesSérgio PodgaecHelizabet Salomão Abdalla Ayroza RibeiroCarlos Augusto Pires Costa LinoRicardo QuintairosWalquiria Quida Salles Pereira PrimoAgnaldo Lopes da Silva FilhoPublished in: Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia (2020)
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.