Obstet Gynecol Sci.  2022 Jan;65(1):100-102. 10.5468/ogs.21256.

Hysteroscopy in COVID 19 pandemic: safety concerns

• Rai R
• Roy KK
• Zangmo R
• Garg D

• KMID: 2524690
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5468/ogs.21256

Abstract

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is a global health crisis that negatively impacts the health infrastructure by diverting resources to manage this infection. The long-term impact on the health of patients due to a lack of appropriate medical care to avoid COVID-19 infection is already visible in the mortality rates of the general population. The presence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in the female genital tract is not clear. Bubbles produced during hysteroscopy tend to cool down to the temperature of the distension medium and then dissolve. Hence, aerosols are not produced during hysteroscopy, which is usually performed in an office setting. If anesthesia is required, conscious sedation or regional anesthesia should preferably be used to reduce aerosol production. Hence, hysteroscopy is not an aerosol-generating procedure and the risk of COVID-19 infection is low; therefore, hysteroscopy should not be ruled out in emergencies.

Keyword

COVID-19; Hysteroscopy; Aerosols; Electrosurgery

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