{
    "abstract": "To present a nation-wide analysis of the workload of urology departments in Turkey week-by-week during Covid-19 pandemic.\nThe centres participating in the study were divided into three groups as tertiary referral centres, state hospitals and private practice hospitals. The number of outpatients, inpatients, daily interventions and urological surgeries were recorded prospectively between 9-March-2020 and 31-May-2020. All these variables were recorded for the same time interval of 2019 as well. The weekly change of the workload of urology during pandemic period was evaluated, also the workload of urology and the distributions of certain urological surgeries were compared between the pandemic period and the same time interval of the year 2019.\nA total of 51 centres participated in the study. The number of outpatients, inpatients, urological surgeries and daily interventions were found to be dramatically decreased by the 3rd week of pandemics in state hospitals and tertiary referral centres; however, the daily urological practice were similar in private practice hospitals throughout the pandemic period. When the workload of urology in pandemic period and the same time interval of the year 2019 were compared, a huge decrease was observed in all variables during pandemic period. However, temporary measures like ureteral stenting, nephrostomy placement and percutaneous cystostomy have been found to increase during Covid-19 pandemic compared with normal life.\nCovid-19 pandemic significantly affected the routine daily urological practice likewise other subspecialties and priority was given to emergent and non-deferrable surgeries by urologists in concordance with published clinical guidelines.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Ozan",
            "initials": "O",
            "lastname": "Bozkurt"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Manisa City Hospital, Manisa, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Volkan",
            "initials": "V",
            "lastname": "Sen"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Esrefpasa Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Bora",
            "initials": "B",
            "lastname": "Irer"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Health Sciences University Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Levent",
            "initials": "L",
            "lastname": "Sagnak"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Bulent",
            "initials": "B",
            "lastname": "Onal"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Yiloren",
            "initials": "Y",
            "lastname": "Tanidir"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Health Sciences University Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Emre",
            "initials": "E",
            "lastname": "Karabay"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Eskisehir City Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Coskun",
            "initials": "C",
            "lastname": "Kaya"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Baskent University Konya Hospital, Konya, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Erman",
            "initials": "E",
            "lastname": "Ceyhan"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Hitit University School of Medicine, Corum, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Aykut",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Baser"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Mesut Berkan",
            "initials": "MB",
            "lastname": "Duran"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Evren",
            "initials": "E",
            "lastname": "Suer"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Merkezefendi State Hospital, Manisa, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Ilker",
            "initials": "I",
            "lastname": "Celen"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Karabuk University School of Medicine, Karabuk, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Ismail",
            "initials": "I",
            "lastname": "Selvi"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Oktay",
            "initials": "O",
            "lastname": "Ucer"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Van Training and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Sedat",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Karakoc"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Ege",
            "initials": "E",
            "lastname": "Sarikaya"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Ender",
            "initials": "E",
            "lastname": "Ozden"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Dogan",
            "initials": "D",
            "lastname": "Deger"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Odemis State Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Sedat",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Egriboyun"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Balikesir University School Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Sakir",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Ongun"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Tunceli State Hospital, Tunceli, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Ozgur",
            "initials": "O",
            "lastname": "Gurboga"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Sanliurfa Training and Research Hospital, Sanliurfa, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Mehmet Kazim",
            "initials": "MK",
            "lastname": "Asutay"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Ilke Onur",
            "initials": "IO",
            "lastname": "Kazaz"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Selahattin Eyubi State Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Ismail Onder",
            "initials": "IO",
            "lastname": "Yilmaz"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Health Sciences University, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Erdem",
            "initials": "E",
            "lastname": "Kisa"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Zonguldak Ataturk State Hospital, Zonguldak, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Engin Denizhan",
            "initials": "ED",
            "lastname": "Demirkiran"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Cigli Regional Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Ozan",
            "initials": "O",
            "lastname": "Horsanali"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Mugla Sitki Kocman University School of Medicine, Mugla, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Ilker",
            "initials": "I",
            "lastname": "Akarken"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Medifema Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Onur",
            "initials": "O",
            "lastname": "Kizer"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Huseyin",
            "initials": "H",
            "lastname": "Eren"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Murat",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "Ucar"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Oguz Ozden",
            "initials": "OO",
            "lastname": "Cebeci"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Fuat",
            "initials": "F",
            "lastname": "Kizilay"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Burdur State Hospital, Burdur, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Kaan",
            "initials": "K",
            "lastname": "Comez"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Samsun Liv Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Mehmet Necmettin",
            "initials": "MN",
            "lastname": "Mercimek"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Konya Education and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Konya, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Mehmet Serkan",
            "initials": "MS",
            "lastname": "Ozkent"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Volkan",
            "initials": "V",
            "lastname": "Izol"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Ahmet",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Gudeloglu"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Izmir Can Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Bilgin",
            "initials": "B",
            "lastname": "Ozturk"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Torbali State Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Kaan Turker",
            "initials": "KT",
            "lastname": "Akbaba"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Amasya University School of Medicine, Amasya, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Salih",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Polat"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Bolu Abant Izzet, Baysal University School of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Adnan",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Gucuk"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Bergama Dr. Faruk Ilker State Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Avni",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Ziyan"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Igdir State Hospital, Igdir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Berin",
            "initials": "B",
            "lastname": "Selcuk"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Trabzon 7M Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Firat",
            "initials": "F",
            "lastname": "Akdeniz"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Medical Park, Trabzon Karadeniz Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Hasan",
            "initials": "H",
            "lastname": "Turgut"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Karacabey State Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Kubilay",
            "initials": "K",
            "lastname": "Sabuncu"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Onur",
            "initials": "O",
            "lastname": "Kaygisiz"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Mardin State Hospital, Mardin, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Veli",
            "initials": "V",
            "lastname": "Ersahin"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Letoon Hospital, Mugla, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Halil Ibrahim",
            "initials": "HI",
            "lastname": "Kahraman"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Muhammet",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "Guzelsoy"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Urology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.",
            "firstname": "Omer",
            "initials": "O",
            "lastname": "Demir"
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            "affiliation": null,
            "firstname": null,
            "initials": null,
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        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "\u00a9 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
    "doi": "10.1111/ijcp.13735\n10.1016/j.euf.2020.05.001",
    "journal": "International journal of clinical practice",
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    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2020-10-01",
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    "results": "A total of 51 centres participated in the study. The number of outpatients, inpatients, urological surgeries and daily interventions were found to be dramatically decreased by the 3rd week of pandemics in state hospitals and tertiary referral centres; however, the daily urological practice were similar in private practice hospitals throughout the pandemic period. When the workload of urology in pandemic period and the same time interval of the year 2019 were compared, a huge decrease was observed in all variables during pandemic period. However, temporary measures like ureteral stenting, nephrostomy placement and percutaneous cystostomy have been found to increase during Covid-19 pandemic compared with normal life.",
    "title": "Nation-wide analysis of the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on daily urology practice in Turkey.",
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}