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The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the utilisation of emergency urological services.

Mariana MadaneloCarlos FerreiraDiogo Nunes-CarneiroAndré PintoMaria Alexandra RochaJorge CorreiaBernardo TeixeiraGonçalo MendesCatarina TavaresSofia MesquitaAvelino Fraga
Published in: BJU international (2020)
COVID-19 significantly influenced people's urological care-seeking behaviour. Understanding the present situation is helpful for predicting future urological needs. Based on the results of this study, we have reason to speculate that people's requirements for urological services might grow explosively in the post-COVID-19 period. There should be further studies about the real state of long-term urological services and the consequences that this pandemic may have in terms of morbimortality not directly related to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Keyphrases
  • coronavirus disease
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • sars cov
  • healthcare
  • urinary tract
  • mental health
  • primary care
  • emergency department
  • affordable care act
  • public health
  • quality improvement
  • chronic pain