COVID-19: Joint Statement on Elective Surgeries
10 Apr, 2020The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) joins the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS), Society of Family Planning (SFP), Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS), and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), in providing the following recommendations for obstetrician-gynecologists regarding the American College of Surgeons’ statement on elective surgery and the U.S. Surgeon General’s recommendation that hospitals suspend elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic.