Special strategies and management of urological diseases during the COVID-19 Pandemic: initial experiences from a Medical Center of China
AUTOR(ES)
Chen, Wei; Wang, Xiao-Meng; Fu, Guang-Qing; Zeng, Xiang; Wu, Cui-Ping; Liang, Yong; Liu, Jian-Hui; Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun
FONTE
Int. braz j urol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2020-07
RESUMO
ABSTRACT Although urological diseases are not directly related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), urologists need to make comprehensive plans for this disease. Urological conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia and tumors are very common in elderly patients. This group of patients is often accompanied by underlying comorbidities or immune dysfunction. They are at higher risk of COVID-19 infection and they tend to have severe manifestations. Although fever can occur along with urological infections, it is actually one of the commonest symptoms of COVID-19; urologists must always maintain a high index of suspicion in their clinical practices. As a urological surgeon, how we can protect medical staff during surgery is a major concern. Our hospital had early adoption of a series of strict protective and control measures, and was able to avoid cross-infection and outbreak of COVID-19. This paper discusses the effective measures that can be useful when dealing with urological patients with COVID-19.
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