Surgical prioritization of obstetrics and gynecology procedures in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sara F Memon; Nora Khattab; Abdallah Abbas; Abdul-Rahman Abbas

doi:10.1002/ijgo.13280

Surgical prioritization of obstetrics and gynecology procedures in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Sep;150(3):409-410. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13280. Epub 2020 Jul 8.

Authors

Sara F Memon¹, Nora Khattab¹, Abdallah Abbas¹, Abdul-Rahman Abbas¹

Affiliation

¹ UCL Medical School, University College London, London, UK.

Abstract

Guidelines to aid restoration of surgical procedures whilst balancing COVID‐19 risk must be accompanied by medico‐legal guidance for doctors and individual holistic assessment for patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; Gynecology; Obstetrics; Prioritization; Surgery; Triage.

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