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ArticleUrologia internationalis2020

The Effect of the Presence of Lower Urinary System Symptoms on the Prognosis of COVID-19: Preliminary Results of a Prospective Study.

Ibrahim Karabulut, Ahmet Emre Cinislioglu, Nazan Cinislioglu, Fatih Kursat Yilmazel, Mustafa Utlu, Handan Alay, Erkan Cem Celik, Senol Adanur

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Article in Urologia internationalis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Longitudinal Evaluation of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms up to Six Months after COVID-19 Infection in a Jordanian Cohort.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2025
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  6. SARS-CoV-2 Effects on the Male Genitourinary System.American journal of clinical and experimental urology · 2022
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  7. COVID-19: systemic pathology and its implications for therapy.International journal of biological sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ibrahim KarabulutDepartment of Urology, Health Sciences University Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
Ahmet Emre CinisliogluDepartment of Urology, Health Sciences University Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey, emrecinisli@hotmail.com.
Nazan CinisliogluDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey.
Fatih Kursat YilmazelDepartment of Urology, Health Sciences University Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
Mustafa UtluDepartment of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
Handan AlayDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey.
Erkan Cem CelikDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey.
Senol AdanurDepartment of Urology, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey.
Atatürk University · TRErzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital · TRSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the effectiveness of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)-related lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), which occur as a natural result of aging and androgen exposure, in predicting disease prognosis in male patients diagnosed with COVID-19.

methodsThe study was planned prospectively. The study included 63 male patients over 40 years of age diagnosed with COVID-19. The patients were diagnosed with COVID-19 based on the results of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction tests of oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal swabs obtained as per the World Health Organization guidelines. The presence of LUTS was assessed by the International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS), a subjective assessment, and the I-PSS was filled for the patients included in the study. The patients were divided into three groups based on their scores in the I-PSS survey: group 1: mild (0-7), group 2: moderate (8-19), and group 3: severe (20-35). The data of all three groups were statistically analyzed.

resultsIn the assessment performed between the groups, it was identified that for patients in group 3, the length of hospital stay was longer, intensive care requirement was more frequent, and their mortality rates were numerically higher. In the evaluation made regarding the time to intensive care admittance, this was identified to be the shortest in group 3.

conclusionAs a result of our study, we think that in patients with COVID-19, BPH-related LUTS can guide clinicians in predicting prognosis.

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BetacoronavirusQuality of LifeAdultComorbidityCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansLower Urinary Tract SymptomsMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPrognosisProspective StudiesProstatic HyperplasiaSARS-CoV-2Benign prostatic hyperplasiaCOVID-19International prostate symptom scoreLower urinary tract symptoms

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PMCPMC7573898
OpenAlexW3083317864

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