Implementation and strategies to ensure adequate coordination within a Urology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 diagnostic testing [Supplementary Concept]
Clinical Protocols
Telemedicine
Journal
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
ISSN: 1677-6119
Titre abrégé: Int Braz J Urol
Pays: Brazil
ID NLM: 101158091
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
Historique:
received:
25
04
2020
accepted:
10
05
2020
entrez:
11
7
2020
pubmed:
11
7
2020
medline:
8
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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. 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. 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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32649082
doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2020.S122
pii: IBJU2020S122
pmc: PMC7719985
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
170-180Informations de copyright
Copyright® by the International Brazilian Journal of Urology.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None declared.
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