COVID-19: The impact on urolithiasis treatment in Brazil
| Autor: | Fernando Korkes, Khalil Smaidi, Matheus Pascotto Salles, Antonio Correa Lopes Neto, Ita Pfeferman Heilberg, Sidney Glina |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | International Brazilian Journal of Urology, Vol 48, Iss 1, Pp 101-109 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1677-6119 1677-5538 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2021.0405 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT Introduction: It has been more than a year since the first case of Covid-19 was diagnosed in Brazil, and its most problematic feature is the oversaturation of the healthcare system capacity. Urolithiasis is a disease that requires timely and appropriate management. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of the pandemic in hospital admissions for urolithiasis in the Brazilian public healthcare system. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, hospital admissions were obtained from the Brazilian Public Health Information system. All hospital admissions associated with urolithiasis diagnosis (ICD-10 N20) between March 2017 and February 2021 were analyzed. Results: During the COVID-19 outbreak, there was a significant decrease in hospital admissions (p |
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