COVID-19 pandemic and uro-oncology follow-up: A "virtual" multidisciplinary team strategy and patients' satisfaction assessment.
Arch Ital Urol Androl
; 92(2)2020 Jun 23.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-618551
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 pandemic strongly modified the organizations of our clinical practice. Strict containment measures have been adopted to limit the disease diffusion. In particular, hospital face-to-face post discharge and follow up visits have been reduced. Although cancelling or deferring appointments seems to be a pragmatic approach, this solution may have a devasting long-term impact on health medical care and on patients. In this context, telemedicine and remote consultations may have the potential to provide healthcare minimizing virus exposure. In this paper we describe how Multidisciplinary team (MDT) reorganized genitourinary cancer care delivery at our Institute (AO SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria), taking advantage of telematic means. Furthermore, we present our preliminary results regarding patients' satisfaction.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patient Care Team
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Urology
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Urogenital Neoplasms
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Reproductive Medicine
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Nephrology
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Urology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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