The effect of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on consultation numbers, consultation reasons and performed services in primary care: results of a longitudinal …

I Schäfer, H Hansen, A Menzel, M Eisele, D Tajdar… - BMC Family …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives The aims of our study were to describe the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and
lockdown on primary care in Germany regarding the number of consultations, the …

[HTML][HTML] A single-centre observational cohort study to evaluate volume and severity of emergency general surgery admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic: is there …

RC McLean, J Young, A Musbahi, JX Lee… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in NHS surgical service provision,
including reduced elective surgical and endoscopic activity, with only essential emergency …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on healthcare provision in Italy to non-COVID patients: a systematic review

G Lugli, MM Ottaviani, A Botta, G Ascione… - … of Hematology and …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Italy has been one of the countries most affected by the SARS-CoV-2
pandemic, and the regional healthcare system has had to quickly adapt its organization to …

Dramatic decrease of surgical emergencies during COVID-19 outbreak

S Rausei, F Ferrara, T Zurleni, F Frattini… - Journal of Trauma …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, a general
decrease in surgical activity was observed. There is perception that this phenomenon has …

[HTML][HTML] The number of obstructive colorectal cancers in Japan has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective single-center cohort study

R Mizuno, R Ganeko, G Takeuchi, K Mimura… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The global pandemic of COVID-19 has changed cancer treatment
environments. In Japan, cancer screenings were halted and the numbers of endoscopies …

[HTML][HTML] Avoiding disruption of timely surgical management of genitourinary cancers during the early phase of the COVID‐19 pandemic

G Quarto, G Grimaldi, L Castaldo, A Izzo… - BJU …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As of early July 2020,> 10 000 000 confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19]) cases and 500 000 …

Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on urology surgical waiting lists and waiting lists prioritization strategies in the post-COVID-19 era

E García-Rojo, C Manfredi… - Actas Urológicas …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction The suspension of most elective surgeries during COVID-19 pandemic caused
the lengthening of urology surgical waiting lists. The objective of this study is to evaluate the …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on urologic oncology surgery: implications for moving forward

R Guerrieri, L Rovati, P Dell'Oglio, A Galfano… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the destruction of routine hospital services globally,
leading to an increase in the backlog of elective surgery cases. The aim of the study was to …

Implementing telemedicine for the management of benign urologic conditions: a single centre experience in Italy

E Checcucci, S De Luca, P Alessio, P Verri… - World Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To assess the use of telemedicine with phone-call visits as a practical tool to follow-
up with patients affected by urological benign diseases, whose clinic visits had been …

[HTML][HTML] Changing patterns of urologic emergency visits and admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective, multicenter, nationwide study

P Rajwa, M Przydacz, W Krajewski… - Archives of Medical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results In total 1,696 and 2,187 urologic visits (22.45% decrease) and 387 and 439 urologic
urgent admissions (11.85% decrease) were reported in given periods in 2020 and 2019 …