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Postoperative management of obstetrics and gynecology patients in the coronavirus disease 2019 era
I Gde Sastra Winata, Polo Ishak Kurniawan
Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia
Correspondence Address:
I Gde Sastra Winata,
Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Jl. PB Sudirman, Denpasar 80232, Bali
Indonesia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/BJOA.BJOA_115_20
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infection caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-CoV-2 virus. The WHO declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic. There is a difference in the postoperative care of COVID-19 patients than ordinary patients. After surgery, the number of personnel transporting the patient must be as minimal as possible. The patient is treated in a particular room with negative pressure. The management of postoperative pain uses the principle of multimodal analgesia both types and techniques of administration. All infants born from mothers confirmed COVID-19 should be isolated from both the mother and other babies, and tested for COVID-19. Patients are advised to postpone the next pregnancy until the pandemic ends.
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