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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a global impact on all aspects of health care, including surgical procedures. For urologists, it has affected and will continue to influence how we approach the care of patients preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively. A risk-benefit assessment of each patient undergoing surgery should be performed during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the urgency of the surgery and the risk of viral illness and transmission. Patients with advanced age and comorbidities have a higher incidence of mortality. Routine preoperative testing and symptom screening is recommended to identify those with COVID-19. Adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the surgical team is essential to protect health care workers and ensure an adequate workforce. For COVID-19 positive or suspected patients, the use of N95 respirators is recommended if available. The anesthesia method chosen should attempt to minimize aerosolization of the virus. Negative pressure rooms are strongly preferred for intubation/extubation and other aerosolizing procedures for COVID-19 positive patients or when COVID status is unknown. Although transmission has not ye

Who reads Urologic Surgery and COVID-19: How the Pandemic Is Changing the Way We Operate?

Author

James E. Steward; Weston R. Kitley; C. Max Schmidt; Chandru P. Sundaram

Publisher

Mary Ann Liebert; Mary Ann Liebert Inc.; Mary Ann Liebert Inc (ISSN 0892-7790)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)