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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Urology practice during COVID-19 pandemic
Simonato AlchiedeAlessandro CrestaniAndrea GregoriRiccardo BartolettiNicola PavanFrancesco PorpigliaCarlo TrombettaAndrea TubaroRoberto M ScarpaVincenzo FicarraLiguori GiovanniVincenzo MironeCosimo De NunzioGianluca GiannariniAlberto AbrateGiacomo Novarasubject
medicine.medical_specialtyPractice guidelineInfectious Disease Transmission Patient-to-ProfessionalCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)UrologistsPneumonia Viral030232 urology & nephrologyMEDLINEcoronavirusDiseaseRoutine practicesurgery03 medical and health sciencesPatient safety0302 clinical medicineAnesthesiologyAnesthesiologyPandemicmedicineHumanscoronavirus; COVID-19; pandemics; practice guideline; surgery; urologyIntensive care medicineurologyPandemicsPatient Care Teambusiness.industrypandemicendourologyCOVID-19coronavirus; pandemic; urologyHospitalsCoronavirus COVID-19 Pandemics Urology Practice guideline SurgeryHospitalizationcoronaviruItalyNephrology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisUrologic Surgical ProceduresPatient SafetybusinessCoronavirus Infectionsclinical practice guidelinedescription
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and the disease it causes, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is generating a rapid and tragic health emergency in Italy due to the need to provide assistance to an overwhelming number of infected patients and, at the same time, treat all the non-deferrable oncological and benign conditions. A panel of Italian urologists has agreed on possible strategies for the reorganization of urological routine practice and on a set of recommendations that should facilitate the process of rescheduling both surgical and outpatient activities during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the subsequent phases. This document could be a valid tool to be used in routine clinical practice and, possibly, a cornerstone for further discussion on the topic also considering the further evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also may provide useful recommendations for national and international urological societies in a condition of emergency.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 |