Recovery after gynaecological surgery in French-speaking Belgium : survey and recommendation of the GGOLFB surgical working group.

  • DE LANDSHEERE, Laurent
  • Pastijn, A
  • Vasseur, S
  • Smajda, S
  • Dehan, Chloé
  • Keuller, H
  • Dehon, S
  • NERVO, Patricia
  • GOFFIOUL, Vincent
  • Nazac, A
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Publication date
January 2021
Publisher
NLM (Medline)

Abstract

peer reviewedSince the introduction of laparoscopy and mini-invasive techniques, gynaecological surgery has largely evolved. However, post-operative recommendations still remain very restrictive with poor evidence from literature. The survey, performed by the GGOLFB surgical working group, shows that the post-operative advices to the patients are very heterogeneous for the sick leave period as for more specific advices like the period of disallowance of sexual intercourse, bathing and weightlifting. It is nevertheless fundamental to prescribe clear and precise advices to patients, from the first pre-operative consultation on, which will substantially improve the perception of their recovery and promote a return to their normal activity unde...

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