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CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2021; 43(01): 074-080
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1723082
Febrasgo Position Statement

Good practices for ultrasound examinations in gynecology and obstetrics during the COVID-19 pandemic

Number 1 - Janeiro 2021
Fernando Maia Peixoto Filho 
1   Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
,
Adriana Gualda Garrido 
2   Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
,
Anselmo Verlangieri Carmo 
3   Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil
,
Eduardo Becker Júnior 
4   Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
,
Guilherme de Castro Rezende 
5   Faculdade da Saúde e Ecologia Humana, Vespasiano, MG, Brazil
,
Heron Werner Junior 
6   Universidade do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
,
Joffre Amin Junior 
7   Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
,
Jorge Roberto Di Tommaso Leão 
8   Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Boca do Acre, AM, Brazil
,
Luciano Marcondes Machado Nardozza 
9   Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
,
Luiz Eduardo Machado 
10   Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, BA, Brazil
,
Manoel Alfredo Curvelo Sarno 
11   Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil
,
Patricia El Beitune 
12   Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
,
Pedro Pires Ferreira Neto 
13   Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
,
Sergio Kobayashi 
14   Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
,
Fabricio da Silva Costa 
15   Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Key points

  • Routine ultrasound examinations by specialists are an essential part of prenatal care and should be performed even in the extraordinary situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • The routine of obstetric and gynecological ultrasound services during COVID-19 pandemic period was changed to increase the protection of the patient, her fetus and her family, as well as of health professionals involved in care.

  • The impossibility of maintaining the recommended distance during the ultrasound examination requires rigorous and systematic precautions, because patients and health professionals are exposed to COVID-19 infection.

  • Given the risk of COVID-19 transmission, the performance of ultrasound examinations in gynecology and obstetrics must be based on a priority assessment and in accordance with Febrasgo protocols.

  • COVID-19 infection within health services must be avoided at all costs. Part of this strategy involves the surveillance of employees in the sector and the systematic use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

The National Specialty Commission for Ultrasonography in GO of the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (FEBRASGO) endorses to this document. The content production is based on scientific studies on a thematic proposal and the findings presented contribute to clinical practice.




Publication History

Article published online:
29 January 2021

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