Female LUTS adaptations to COVID era: Lessons learned from the ICS TURNOVER (Transition of fUnctional uRology to New COVID ERa).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected the Female and Functional Urology (FFU) practice, leading to massive waiting lists, while patients' quality of life remains severely impaired. The aim of the present study is to develop consensual recommendations to guide clinicians on the management of FFU patients. The present paper focuses on female LUTS.

Methods

The authors used the Delphi methodology to develop a robust survey questionnaire, covering the principal topics in FFU, based on literature review and expert opinions. Regarding female LUTS, a 98-question survey was distributed among FFU specialists to obtain optimized recommendations, under the auspicious of the International Continence Society (TURNOVER, ICS project). A quantitative analysis of the da

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Fando L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9671611 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature