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COVID-19: Um Novo Desafio para a Cardiopatia na Gravidez

Arq. bras. cardiol; 115 (1), 2020

Management of central nervous system demyelinating diseases during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a practical approach

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (7), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a potential threat to patients with autoimmune disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Such patients are usually treated with immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive ...

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Ibero-American Urology Residents: Perspective of American Confederation of Urology (CAU)

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (supl.1), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: Since World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic, urology services have developed strategies to prioritize and not to differ urgent and oncological patient's medical attention, in order to optimize resources and decrease infection probability among staf...

Bladder Cancer at the time of COVID-19 Outbreak

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (supl.1), 2020
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 outbreak has led to the deferral of a great number of surgeries in an attempt to reduce transmission of infection, free up hospital beds, intensive care and anaesthetists, and limit aerosol-generating procedures. Guidelines and suggestions have been provided to categorize Urological...

COVID-19: Measures to prevent hospital contagion. what do urologists need to know?

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (supl.1), 2020
ABSTRACT A 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 b...

Early experience with COVID-19 in kidney transplantation recipients: update and review

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (supl.1), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: little is known on the risk factors, clinical presentation, therapeutic protocols, and outcomes of kidney transplantation recipients (KTRs) who become infected by SARS-CoV-2. Purpose: to provide an updated view regarding the early experience obtained from the management of KTRs w...

Endourology and benign prostatic hyperplasia in COVID-19 pandemic

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (supl.1), 2020
ABSTRACT The new disease COVID-19 pandemic has completely modified our lifestyle, changing our personal habits and daily activities and strongly our professional activity. Following World Health Organization (WHO) and health care authorities around the World recommendations, all elective surgeries from b...

Treatment and research lines for the patient with COVID-19. What do we have and where are we going?

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (supl.1), 2020
ABSTRACT Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) represents the most significant global public health crisis of this generation. From the beginning of the pandemic, several publications and on-line resources about different treatment line...

COVID-19s Impact on Italian Urology

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (supl.1), 2020
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our lives, our habits and our healthcare system. Italy is one of the countries affected first and more aggressively from the outbreak. Our rapidity has been guide for other healthcare systems from around the World. We describe the impact of COVID-19 on Urology,...

Exploring Urological Experience in the COVID-19 Outbreak: American Confederation of Urology (CAU) Survey

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (supl.1), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: To explore the current situation faced by Latin American urology departments during the COVID-19 Outbreak in terms of knowledge, actions, prioritization of urology practices, and implementation of internal clinical management protocols for inpatients and outpatients. Material and Meth...