Consequences of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on urological surgery in France: a nationwide analysis of the healthcare system database.

ABSTRACT: The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak overwhelmed the healthcare systems worldwide. Saturation of hospitals and the risk of contagion led to a reduction in the care of other diseases.

Objective

To determine the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on urological surgery in France during the year 2020.

Design, setting and participants

An observational descriptive study was conducted on anonymised data collected from the national healthcare database established each year as part of the Program for the Medicalization of Information Systems in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Odontology.

Intervention

None.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

We gathered the number of urology surgical procedures carried out between 2010 and 2019, and we observed the difference between the forecast and

SUBMITTER: Robert G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9664026 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature