Abstract
ABSTRACTA new outbreak of respiratory infection caused by the novel coronavirus in late December 2019 in China caused standards of medical care to change not only for related areas but for the entire healthcare system, and when the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic new strategies of patient care had to be defined initially to optimize resources to confront the pandemic and then to protect healthcare personnel. As urologists, we must be involved in these new standards, since without an effective vaccine the risk of contagion is high; thus, the purpose of this review is to have orientation on the measures urologists should take in their everyday clinical practice.
Highlights
On December 31, 2019, 27 cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology were identified in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, in China
On January 7, 2020, the causal agent was isolated from nasopharyngeal swabs and was named SARS-CoV-2 by the World Health Organization (WHO), which causes the disease COVID-19
Hard decisions have to be made on which surgeries should continue under present circumstances and elective procedures postponed until the pressure on the hospital system to provide care for patients with COVID-19 cases [6]
Summary
On December 31, 2019, 27 cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology were identified in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, in China. Hard decisions have to be made on which surgeries should continue under present circumstances and elective procedures postponed until the pressure on the hospital system to provide care for patients with COVID-19 cases [6].
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
