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BSGE Webinar Series: Getting Back to Business
(5 June 2020)
Restoration of benign gynaecological practice:
Prioritisation of outpatient appointments and elective surgery
T. Justin Clark MB ChB, MD(Hons), FRCOG
Consultant Gynaecologist & Honorary ProfessorBirmingham Women’s Hospital & University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
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Prioritisation of outpatient appointments and elective surgery
Prioritisation framework in O&G
• BSGE asked to contribute to prioritisation in O&G on behalf of the RCOG and the Academy of Royal Colleges
– We submitted our response on 26th April
• RCOG publication
(15th May)
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Prioritisation of outpatient appointments and elective surgery
Prioritisation framework in O&G
• Prioritisation of indications for outpatient assessment and procedureso Emergencyo Within 7 dayso Within 14 dayso Within 30 dayso Over 30 days
• Prioritisation for surgeryo Emergency (Priority 1A)o Within 72 hours (Priority 1B)o Up to 4 weeks (Priority 2)o Up to 3 months (Priority 3)o Over 3 months (Priority 4)
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Prioritisation of outpatient appointments and elective surgery
Prioritisation of indications for outpatient assessment, procedures and surgery
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Prioritisation of indications for outpatient assessment and procedures in benign gynaecology: Emergency
• Severe anaemia and/or haemodynamic compromise requiring emergency management from acute menstrual heavy bleeding
• Acute pelvic pain, with or without fever, in a non-pregnant woman refractory to simple analgesia – i.e. suspected ovarian cystic accident; tubo-ovarian abscess
• Outpatient management of Bartholin’s abscess
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Prioritisation of indications for outpatient assessment and procedures in benign gynaecology: Emergency
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Prioritisation of indications for outpatient assessment and procedures in benign gynaecology: Within 7 days
• Any symptoms of postoperative complication of surgery in previous 14 days
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Prioritisation of outpatient appointments and elective surgery
Prioritisation of indications for outpatient assessment and procedures: Within 14 days
• Post-menopausal bleeding or breakthrough bleeding on HRT
• Post-coital bleeding with abnormal, absent or overdue cervical screening
• Pelvic mass, not previously identified as a fibroid
• Vulval ulceration
• Severe pelvic pain in women with endometriosis refractory to current medical treatments
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Prioritisation of indications for outpatient assessment and procedures: Within 30 days
• Heavy menstrual bleeding causing symptomatic anaemia
• Pain in a non-pregnant woman with a normal pelvic ultrasound not adequately controlled with analgesia
• Persistent inter-menstrual bleeding, age >40 years
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Prioritisation of indications for outpatient assessment and procedures: Over 30 days
• Pelvic mass, previously identified as a fibroid
• Heavy menstrual bleeding not causing significant anaemia
• Persistent inter-menstrual bleeding, age <40 years
• Pelvic pain/dyspareunia
• Presumed benign ovarian cyst seen on pelvic ultrasound
• Vaginal discharge/sexual health concerns (following exclusion of STI)
• Fertility control (e.g. intrauterine contraceptive devices, sterilisation requests)
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Prioritisation for surgery in benign gynaecology: Emergency (within 24h) – Priority 1A
• Laparoscopic/open surgery for torsion of ovary
• Laparoscopic/open drainage of pelvic/genital tract sepsis in an unwell patient not responding to antibiotics where interventional radiology is not available, failed or not feasible
• Laparoscopy/laparotomy/vaginal surgery for genital tract trauma (e.g. vaginal tear, pelvic/vulvo-vaginal haematoma)
• Laparoscopic/open/vaginal surgery for intra-abdominal bleeding arising from ovarian cystic accident or postoperative
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Prioritisation for surgery in benign gynaecology: Urgent: 72 hours – Priority 1B
• Laparoscopic or open drainage of a pelvic collection / tubo-ovarian abscess not responding to antibiotics where interventional radiology is not available, failed or not feasible
• Diagnostic laparoscopy for unresolved pelvic pain after 48 hours
• Surgery for postoperative wound complications: evacuation of haematoma, repair wound dehiscence or evisceration, repair of incisional hernia
• Incision and drainage/marsupialisation of Bartholin’s abscess
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Prioritisation for surgery in benign gynaecology: Up to 4 weeks – Priority 2
• Hysteroscopy and/or endometrial biopsy for diagnosis of suspected endometrial hyperplasia/cancer
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Prioritisation for surgery in benign gynaecology: Up to 3 months – Priority 3
• Hysteroscopy to investigate abnormal uterine bleeding or reproductive failure
• Hysteroscopic, laparoscopic or open myomectomy for fibroids causing significant anaemia and medical treatments ineffective or inappropriate
• Endometrial ablation or laparoscopic, vaginal or open hysterectomy for heavy menstrual bleeding / fibroids causing significant anaemia and medical treatments ineffective or inappropriate
• Laparoscopic excision of endometriosis:– with bowel or ureteric obstruction where stenting is not available, failed or not
feasible; – where there is significant pain uncontrolled with medical treatments (including
GnRH analogues +/- addback HRT) or where such medical treatments are inappropriate (e.g. patient declines, adverse effects, contraindications)
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Prioritisation for surgery in benign gynaecology: Over 3 months – Priority 4
• Hysteroscopy– Hysteroscopic and associated interventions to treat heavy menstrual bleeding: levonorgestrel releasing
intrauterine system, endometrial resection, second-generation endometrial ablation (outpatient/inpatient)
– Operative hysteroscopy for uterine structural disorders associated with abnormal uterine bleeding or reproductive failure: polypectomy, myomectomy, septoplasty, adhesiolysis, cervical niche (outpatient/inpatient)
• Laparoscopy– Laparoscopy for investigation of pelvic pain or subfertility– Laparoscopic tubal surgery for tubal factor infertility and/or symptomatic tubal disease– Laparoscopic excision of superficial and/or deep endometriosis without bowel or ureteric obstruction
and/or ovarian endometrioma
• Laparoscopy or laparotomy or vaginal surgery– Laparoscopic or open myomectomy for fibroids not causing anaemia– Laparoscopic, open or vaginal hysterectomy for abnormal uterine bleeding, pain, symptomatic fibroids
and/or endometrial hyperplasia– Laparoscopic or open cystectomy or oophorectomy for ovarian cysts > 5 cm with a benign RMI
• Lower genital tract– Surgery for symptomatic lower genital tract lesions (e.g. Bartholin’s cyst)
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Prioritisation for surgery in benign gynaecology: Concluding remarks
• The lists presented of referrals and surgical procedures are not exhaustive and are intended to provide assistance for those planning services. – Local demands, availability of resources and infrastructure will dictate your policy.
• Recovery of services will be SLOW due to the demands of:– New infection control practices (e.g. social distancing impacting on clinic space,
theatre turnaround times, theatre capacity)– PPE requirements– Reduction in human resources with contact tracing amongst other reasons
• Thus, where possible consider other safe and efficient ways of working, for example:– Use of remote consultations – Extended use of ambulatory facilities– Extended nursing roles in both virtual and physical settings– Increasing theatre utilisation (e.g. extended operating; ‘cold’ sites etc.)
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Thank you for your attention