How did the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic affect urology practice in Arab countries? A cross-sectional study by the Arab Association of Urology research group.

Evangelos N LiatsikosBasheer ElmohamadyAmr S El-DakhakhnyMohamed OmarEsam E A DesokyYahia GhazwaniSaeed Bin HamriAbdullah AlkhayalKhalid AlrabeeahWissam KamalFawzy FaragYasser Farahat

Published in: Therapeutic advances in urology (2022)

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in major changes in hospitals' policies regarding outpatient consultations, elective and emergency operative cases, and the shift to telemedicine. Arab urologists have been facing major challenges either in both the governmental or the private sectors, and some of them were exposed to emotional, verbal and even physical intimidation.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
physical activity
emergency department
primary care
working memory
mental health
patients undergoing
health insurance
risk factors
general practice
quality improvement