Global change of surgical and oncological clinical practice in urology during early COVID-19 pandemic.

Robert DotzauerKatharina BöhmMaximilian Peter BrandtPeter SparwasserMaximilian HaackSebastian Karl FreesMohamed Mostafa KamalRené MagerWolfgang JägerThomas HöfnerIgor TsaurAxel HaferkampHendrik Borgmann

Published in: World journal of urology (2020)

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected clinical practice of 93% of urologists worldwide. The impact of implementing surgical prioritization protocols with moderate cancellation rates for oncological surgeries and delay or reduction in (neo)adjuvant/palliative treatment will have to be evaluated after the pandemic.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
rectal cancer
radical prostatectomy
sars cov
coronavirus disease
early stage
robot assisted
palliative care
prostate cancer
high intensity
quality improvement
replacement therapy
smoking cessation