Department of Vascular Surgery, General Hospital of Hellenic Air Force, Athens, Greece
Review Article
Gynecological surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: is global screening mandatory?
Author(s): Ioannis Bountouris*
This study aimed to evaluate the results of universal preoperative screening for
COVID-19 in gynaecological cases operated during the outbreak at a tertiary care
hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. A retrospective descriptive study was performed
on all patients undergoing elective or emergency gynaecological surgery during
the pandemic period in Thailand (April 15 to June 5, 2020). Results of COVID-19
screening by symptom-based screening, risk-based screening, and RT-PCR for
COVID-19 were collected from electronic medical records. Of the 129 patients
who had undergone gynaecological surgery, none had RT-PCR positive for
COVID-19. Symptom-based screening found no symptomatic patients positive
for COVID-19. Risk-based screening found 4 patients (3.1%) who were exposed
to suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 4 patients (3.1%) who were
healthcare worker.. View More»
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