How An Emergency Can Effect Urological Emergencies: COVID-19

Objective: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has caused many changes in the health services since its inception. The change in the functioning of the emergency services and the decrease in admissions have also changed the form of consultations requested from the urology clinic. This study aims to...

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Published in:Journal of urological surgery 2023-09, Vol.10 (3), p.189-193
Main Authors: Erkan, Anil, Dundar, Gokce, Boyaci, Caglar, Kilic, Metin, Demirbas, Murat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
covid-19
Diagnosis
emergencies
Forecasts and trends
Medical consultation
Medical emergencies
Urologic diseases
urology
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Summary:Objective: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has caused many changes in the health services since its inception. The change in the functioning of the emergency services and the decrease in admissions have also changed the form of consultations requested from the urology clinic. This study aims to reveal how the consultations requested from the urology clinic of a large hospital were affected during the COVID-19 period. Materials and Methods: In our study, one year before and after March 10, 2020, was divided into two groups as "pre-covid" and "covid era". The gender, age, reason for consultation, result, date and time, hospitalization status of the patients were examined. Results: A total of 2018 consultations, 1242 in the pre-COVID period and 776 during the COVID period, were analyzed in the study. Although renal colic was the most common reason for consultation in both periods, its number and rate decreased significantly during the COVID period [384 (30.9%) vs. 165 (21.3%), p[less than or equal to]0.0001]. Proportionally, more patients were hospitalized during the COVID period [196 (15.8%) vs. 161 (20.7%), p=0.02]. In both periods, the most common reason for hospitalization was hematuria, but the difference was not statistically significant [26 (29.5%) vs. 20 (27.8%), p=0.261]. Conclusion: COVID-19 has turned all health parameters upside down and has been one of the biggest factors affecting public health since the day it started. While the density and form of consultation requested from the urology clinic changed during the pandemic period, the hospitalization rates increased, so urology clinics should adapt accordingly for possible pandemic waves or epidemics in the future. Keywords: Urology, emergencies, COVID-19
ISSN:2148-9580
2148-9580
DOI:10.4274/jus.galenos.2022.2022.0067