Implementation and strategies to ensure adequate coordination within a Urology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Int Braz J Urol
; 46(suppl.1): 170-180, 2020 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-639402
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
to provide an update on the management of a Urology Department during the COVID-19 outbreak, suggesting strategies to optimize assistance to the patients, to implement telemedicine and triage protocols, to define pathways for hospital access, to reduce risk of contagious inside the hospital and to determine the role of residents during the pandemic. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
In May the 6th 2020 we performed a review of the literature through online search engines (PubMed, Web of Science and Science Direct). We looked at recommendations provided by the EAU and ERUS regarding the management of urological patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main aspects of interest were the definition of deferrable and non-deferrable procedures, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and hospital protocols for health care providers, triage, hospitalization and surgery, post-operative care training and residents' activity. A narrative summary of guidelines and current literature for each point of interest was performed.CONCLUSION:
In the actual Covid-19 scenario, while the number of positive patients globally keep on rising, it is fundamental to embrace a new way to deliver healthcare and to overcome challenges of physical distancing and self-isolation. The use of appropriate PPE, definite pathways to access the hospital, the implementation of telemedicine protocols can represent effective strategies to carry on delivering healthcare.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Urology
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Personal Protective Equipment
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int Braz J Urol
Journal subject:
Urology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S1677-5538.IBJU.2020.S122
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