Patient-Centered, Gynecology-Specific Prioritization of Non-urgent Surgeries During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Proposal of a Novel Scoring System

Obstetric and gynecologic procedures comprise more than a quarter of all surgeries performed in adult U.S. women [1]. Approximately 4.0 million gynecologic surgeries are performed in the U.S. annually. [1,2,3], with nearly 1.5 million performed in the inpatient setting [3]. However, in response to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic of 2020, most U.S. health care institutions postponed non-urgent, essential (i.e., “elective”) procedures, including most gynecologic procedures [4-11].

Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - June 2, 2020 Category: OBGYN Authors: Mostafa A. Borahay, Stephanie L. Wethington, Karen C. Wang, Mindy S. Christianson, Stephen Martin, Shari M. Lawson, Cybill Esguerra, Melissa H. Lippitt, Harold Wu, Victoria L. Handa, Andrew J. Satin, Amanda N. Fader Tags: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Source Type: research