The role of hysteroscopy during COVID-19 outbreak: Safeguarding lives and saving resources

Salvatore Giovanni Vitale; Jose Carugno; Gaetano Riemma; Zsolt Farkas; Zoárd Krasznai; György Bacskó; Rudolf Lampé; Péter Török

doi:10.1002/ijgo.13269

The role of hysteroscopy during COVID-19 outbreak: Safeguarding lives and saving resources

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Aug;150(2):256-258. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13269. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Authors

Salvatore Giovanni Vitale¹, Jose Carugno², Gaetano Riemma³, Zsolt Farkas⁴, Zoárd Krasznai⁴, György Bacskó⁴, Rudolf Lampé⁴, Péter Török⁴

Affiliations

¹ Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
² Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
³ Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.

Abstract

During the COVID‐19 pandemic, the use of hysteroscopy should be limited to specific, urgent pathologies in order to avoid a deleterious impact on healthcare services.

Keywords: Acute bleeding; COVID-19; Emergency; Hysteroscopy; Pandemic.