COVID-19: AAGL joint guidelines on surgical safety during an infectious disease pandemic
Gynecologic Surgeons Unscrubbed
English - March 31, 2020 21:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Science Life Sciences benignsurgery caraking endometriosis gynecologicsurgery gynecology hysterectomy minimallyinvasivesurgery surgery unscrubbed Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On March 27, 2020, Dr. Cara King (@drcaraking) hosts Sarah Cohen, MD, MPH, Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
They discuss:
AAGL guidelines – starting the discussion
Global collaboration among AAGL and other societies to craft guidelines
Potential viral spread during laparoscopic surgery
Potential viral spread during open procedures
Thinking outside of the box (minilaps and vaginal hysterectomy)
COVID-19 testing in surgical patients – what is possible today
Universal chest CT before surgery?
Recommended PPE for the OR
Rethinking MIGS surgical steps to optimize for infectious disease
Ideal surgical masks for the OR
Ongoing updates to AAGL joint statement guidance
Reliance on global colleagues
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Resources
COVID-19: Joint Statement on Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
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This podcast is developed in collaboration with the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
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