Department of Urology, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.
School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy.
Nat Rev Urol. 2020 May;17(5):251-253. doi: 10.1038/s41585-020-0312-1.
The world is currently in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rapid changes in medical priorities are being enforced across all health-care systems. Urologists have had to reduce or halt their clinical activity and assist on COVID-19 wards. The repercussions on urological patient outcomes for delayed treatments and diagnosis remain to be defined.
目前,全球正处于 COVID-19 大流行之中。所有医疗体系都在迅速调整医疗重点。泌尿科医生不得不减少或停止其临床活动,转而支援 COVID-19 病房。延迟治疗和诊断对泌尿科患者结局的影响仍有待确定。