Urology practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
Vincenzo Ficarra, Giacomo Novara, Alberto Abrate, Riccardo Bartoletti, Alessandro Crestani, Cosimo De Nunzio, Gianluca Giannarini, Andrea Gregori, Giovanni Liguori, Vincenzo Mirone, Nicola Pavan, Roberto M Scarpa, Alchiede Simonato, Carlo Trombetta, Andrea Tubaro, Francesco Porpiglia, Research Urology Network (RUN), Vincenzo Ficarra, Giacomo Novara, Alberto Abrate, Riccardo Bartoletti, Alessandro Crestani, Cosimo De Nunzio, Gianluca Giannarini, Andrea Gregori, Giovanni Liguori, Vincenzo Mirone, Nicola Pavan, Roberto M Scarpa, Alchiede Simonato, Carlo Trombetta, Andrea Tubaro, Francesco Porpiglia, Research Urology Network (RUN)
Abstract
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.
Source: PubMed