The dramatic COVID-19 outbreak in italy is responsible of a huge drop in urological surgical activity. A multicenter observational study
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Rocco B, Sighinolfi M C, Sandri M, Altieri V, Amenta M, Annino F, Antonelli A, Baio R, Bertolo R, Bocciardi A, Borghesi M, Bove P, Bozzini G, Cacciamani G, Calori A, Caffarelli A, Celia A, Cocci A, Corsaro A, Costa G, Ceruti C, Cindolo L, Crivellaro S, Dalpiaz O, D'Agostino D, Dall'Oglio B, Falabella R, Falsaperla M, Finocchiaro M, Gaboardi F, Galfano A, Gallo F, Greco F, Leonardo C, Nucciotti R, Oderda M, Pagliarulo V, Parma P, Pastore L, Pini G, Porreca A, Pucci L, Schenone M, Schiavina R, Sciorio C, Spirito L, Tafuri A, Terrone C, Umari P, Varca V, Veneziano D, Verze P, Volpe A, Micali S, Berti L, Zaramella S, Minervini A
DOI: 10.1111/bju.15149
ISSN: 1464-4096
Italy is facing the COVID-19 outbreak with an abrupt reorganization of its national health-system, in order to augment care provision to symptomatic patients. The sudden shift of personnel and resources towards COVID-19 care has led to the reduction of surgery, with possible severe drawbacks. The aim of the study is to describe the trend in surgical volume in urology, in Italy.