Optimize the management of urological tube-related emergencies during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To introduce and determine the value of optimized strategies for the management of urological tube-related emergencies with increased incidence, complexity and operational risk during the global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods

All emergent urological patients at Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, during the period of January 23 (the beginning of lockdown in Wuhan) to March 23, 2020, and the corresponding period in 2019 were recruited to form this study's COVID-19 group and control group, respectively. Tongji Hospital has the most concentrated and strongest Chinese medical teams to treat the largest number of severe COVID-19 patients. Patients in the control group were routinely treated, while patients in the COVID-19 group were managed following the op

SUBMITTER: Luan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7844486 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature