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ArticleSisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni2022

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Urological Emergencies, 8 Months Results of a Multicenter Retrospective Study From Turkey.

Okan Alkis, Aykut Baser, Mustafa Serdar Caglayan, Kerem Teke, Ibrahim Erkut Avci, Adem Yasar, Ercument Keskin, Mustafa Yuksekkaya, Sinan Celen, Yusuf Ozlulerden and 6 more

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Article in Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Okan AlkisDepartment of Urology, Kütahya Health Sciences University, Faculty of Medicine, Kütahya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6116-9588
Aykut BaserDepartment of Urology, Hitit University, Faculty of Medicine, Corum, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0457-512X
Mustafa Serdar CaglayanDepartment of Urology, Hitit University, Faculty of Medicine, Corum, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5086-8671
Kerem TekeDepartment of Urology, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9030-4662
Ibrahim Erkut AvciDepartment of Urology, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1669-4388
Adem YasarDepartment of Urology, Amasya University Şerafettin Sabuncuoğlu Training and Research Hospital, Amasya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4029-1896
Ercument KeskinDepartment of Urology, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9618-8252
Mustafa YuksekkayaDepartment of Urology, Darıca Farabi Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2876-550X
Sinan CelenDepartment of Urology, Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4309-2323
Yusuf OzlulerdenDepartment of Urology, Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6467-0930
Mahmut Taha OlcucuDepartment of Urology, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4721-2807
Murat UcarDepartment of Urology, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8690-0485
Ahmet GuzelDepartment of Urology, Aydın State Hospital, Aydın, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1101-1149
Mehmet Kazim AsutayDepartment of Urology, Tarsus State Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1822-5254
Tuncer BahceciDepartment of Urology, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3178-9169
Halil Ferat OncelDepartment of Urology, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4043-5597
Dumlupinar University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: We aimed to reveal the change of urological emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the same period of the previous year. Methods: The number of admissions to the emergency department (ED), admissions to the urology outpatient clinic, emergency urological consultations, and urological and emergency urological surgeries during the periods April-November-2019 and April-November-2020 were recorded. The data of the COVID-19 period were compared with the previous year. Results: While the number of admissions to the urological outpatient clinic was 160,447 during the COVID period, it was 351,809 during the non-COVID period. The number of admissions to the ED decreased from 3.2 million to 2.4. The number of admissions to the urology outpatient clinic significantly decreased by 54% during the pandemic (p=0.001). Percutaneous cystostomy performed due to acute urinary obstruction decreased by 27.96%, double J stent, nephrostomy decreased by 16.61%, and ureterorenoscopy decreased by 12.26%. Urogenital trauma also decreased. On the contrary, surgical procedures performed due to penile fracture, gross hematuria, Fournier gangrene, and testicular torsion increased. Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant decrease was observed in non-COVID patients' admissions to the emergency and urology department, and in urologic surgeries.

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COVID-19pandemicurological emergenciesurology

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