Version 1
: Received: 30 March 2020 / Approved: 31 March 2020 / Online: 31 March 2020 (09:59:34 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 8 April 2020 / Approved: 9 April 2020 / Online: 9 April 2020 (10:01:17 CEST)
How to cite:
Taylor, G.; Shannon-Lowe, C.; Long, H.; Sundar, S. Potential for COVID-19 Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Exposure During Laparoscopic Gynaecological Surgery. Preprints2020, 2020030451. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0451.v2
Taylor, G.; Shannon-Lowe, C.; Long, H.; Sundar, S. Potential for COVID-19 Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Exposure During Laparoscopic Gynaecological Surgery. Preprints 2020, 2020030451. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0451.v2
Taylor, G.; Shannon-Lowe, C.; Long, H.; Sundar, S. Potential for COVID-19 Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Exposure During Laparoscopic Gynaecological Surgery. Preprints2020, 2020030451. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0451.v2
APA Style
Taylor, G., Shannon-Lowe, C., Long, H., & Sundar, S. (2020). Potential for COVID-19 Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Exposure During Laparoscopic Gynaecological Surgery. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0451.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
Taylor, G., Heather Long and Sudha Sundar. 2020 "Potential for COVID-19 Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Exposure During Laparoscopic Gynaecological Surgery" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0451.v2
Abstract
The potential for transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus during minimally invasive gynaecological procedures, such as hysteroscopy or laparoscopy, on the reproductive tract of patients with COVID-19 is not known. We examined existing data for prevalence of virus in the reproductive tract and other bodily fluids.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received:
9 April 2020
Commenter:
Graham Taylor
Commenter's Conflict of Interests:
Author
Comment:
Manuscript has been updated in response to a new publication (Wolfel et al, Nature 2020; reference 3) which shows viral RNA detection does not necessarily indicate infectious virus. References to the current guidelines on surgery from the UK clinical professional bodies is also added (references 1 and 2).
Commenter: Graham Taylor
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author