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Editor, Senior Moderator
Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2020 Mar 23. doi: 10.23736/S0393-2249.20.03846-1. [Epub ahead of print]
Urology practice during COVID-19 pandemic.
Ficarra V[SUP]1[/SUP], Novara G[SUP]2[/SUP], Abrate A[SUP]3[/SUP], Bartoletti R[SUP]4[/SUP], Crestani A[SUP]5[/SUP], De Nunzio C[SUP]6[/SUP], Giannarini G[SUP]7[/SUP], Gregori A[SUP]8[/SUP], Liguori G[SUP]9[/SUP], Mirone V[SUP]10[/SUP], Pavan N[SUP]9[/SUP], Scarpa RM[SUP]11[/SUP], Simonato A[SUP]3,[/SUP][SUP]12[/SUP], Trombetta C[SUP]9[/SUP], Tubaro A[SUP]6[/SUP], Porpiglia F[SUP]13[/SUP]; Members of the Research Urology Network (RUN).
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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.
PMID:32202401DOI:10.23736/S0393-2249.20.03846-1
Urology practice during COVID-19 pandemic.
Ficarra V[SUP]1[/SUP], Novara G[SUP]2[/SUP], Abrate A[SUP]3[/SUP], Bartoletti R[SUP]4[/SUP], Crestani A[SUP]5[/SUP], De Nunzio C[SUP]6[/SUP], Giannarini G[SUP]7[/SUP], Gregori A[SUP]8[/SUP], Liguori G[SUP]9[/SUP], Mirone V[SUP]10[/SUP], Pavan N[SUP]9[/SUP], Scarpa RM[SUP]11[/SUP], Simonato A[SUP]3,[/SUP][SUP]12[/SUP], Trombetta C[SUP]9[/SUP], Tubaro A[SUP]6[/SUP], Porpiglia F[SUP]13[/SUP]; Members of the Research Urology Network (RUN).
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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.
PMID:32202401DOI:10.23736/S0393-2249.20.03846-1