How were Non-COVID pulmonary patients and diseases affected from COVID-19 pandemic period?
Can SevinçKemal Can TertemizMerve AtikNurcan GulerMustafa UlusoyFigen CoşkunNezihe UyarHülya EllidokuzOya İtilArif Hikmet CimrinEyüp Sabri UçanPublished in: Turkish thoracic journal (2021)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, non-COVID pulmonary pathologies decreased significantly, and there was a change in the profile of the patients. From now on, to be prepared for pandemic and similar extraordinary situations, to organize hospitals for the epidemic, to determine health institutions to which nonepidemic patients can apply, to make necessary plans in order not to neglect the nonepidemic patients, and to develop digital health service methods, especially telemedicine, would be appropriate.