| Literature DB >> 33559692 |
C Bolenz1, T Vogel2, P Morakis2, R Mayr3, M Marx4, M Burger5.
Abstract
Urologic cancer care needs to be prioritized despite multiple health care restrictions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, therapies and procedures may be delayed and complicated. In Germany, analysis of the multiple cancer registries provides insights into the actual numbers of treated patients. We provide a review on the registration of urologic cancer care during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and on potential surgical complications of urologic interventions. We found that during the year 2020 there were generally fewer registrations of newly diagnosed patients with major urologic neoplasms in a representative federal database. The number of surgical interventions in patients with renal cell carcinoma and urothelial bladder cancer decreased, whereas equal numbers of radical prostatectomies were performed when compared to the year 2019. COVID-19 may increase non-urological postoperative complications following surgical treatment of urologic malignancies; however, available data are still very limited.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Complications; Data; Patient care; Urologic neoplasms
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33559692 PMCID: PMC7871312 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-021-01454-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Urologe A ISSN: 0340-2592 Impact factor: 0.639




