OUTPATIENT HYSTEROSCOPY AS AN EXAMPLE OF SAFE AND EFFECTIVE HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT TECHNOLOGY
The authors present the result of a wide literature search made to study the possibilities, advantages, and disadvantages of outpatient hysteroscopy versus conventional hysteroscopy and resectoscopy. No-touch hysteroscopy is shown to be an effective and safe technique that largely replaces the classical procedures requiring hospital admission, anesthesia, expensive equipment, medical staff, and an operating suite. Office hysteroscopy is not indicated for removal of intrauterine masses more than 2 cm in size, as well as in patients with a history of genital inflammatory diseases and in those with decompensated somatic diseases.