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authors: Phé, Véronique; Karsenty, Gilles; Robert, Grégoire; Gamé, Xavier; Cornu, Jean-Nicolas
title: Widespread Postponement of Functional Urology Cases During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rationale, Potential Pitfalls, and Future Consequences
date: 2020-04-23
journal: Eur Urol
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.04.031
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doc_id: 695011
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Owing to the recent emergence and rapid spread of SARS 12 coronavirus 2, many national health authorities are 13 recommending cancellation of scheduled elective surgeries 14 and office visits [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] . The objectives are to increase the 15 availability of inpatient and intensive care unit beds, to 16 permit internal redeployment of medical staff and nurses, 17 and to avoid overwhelming the health care systems.

Another goal is to minimise exposure to COVID-19 by 19 reducing visits to hospital by asking patients to stay at home 20 to flatten the pandemic curve.

In the field of urological oncology, national and 22 international guidance have recently provided valuable 23 information for adapting patient care during the current 24 pandemic [3, 5] . Life-threatening or rapidly progressing tertiary reference centres [9] .

The current situation is leading to major disturbances in 

COVID-19: recommendations for 143 management of elective surgical procedures

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the triage of urological surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pathways for urology 152 patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Long-term outcomes and risks 161

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the French-speaking Neuro-urology Study Group and the Neuro-168

The 170 impact of pelvic floor multidisciplinary team on patient manage-171 ment: the experience of a tertiary unit