The clinical impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily urological practice: first 3-month multicenter results from İstanbul

Mehmet Çağlar Çakıcı Mustafa Zafer Temiz Ayberk Iplikci Faruk Ozgor Alper Kerem Aksoy Murat Ozer Selcuk Erdem Ismail Ulus Eyup Veli Kucuk Alper Otunctemur Enes Değirmenci Reşat Aydın Ramazan Gokhan Atis Ahmet Yaser Muslumanoglu Omer Sarilar Faruk Ozcan Asif Yildirim

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)

This novel pandemic has implications even for urology practice. Urological surgical procedures were more affected by COVID-19-related deaths in Turkey and worldwide. Outpatient admissions and urological surgeries decreased significantly by increasing COVID-19 case numbers in Turkey and worldwide deaths.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
urinary tract
primary care
healthcare
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
quality improvement
physical activity
clinical trial
cross sectional
drug induced