Research Article

Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemia on pediatric urological operations and the number of outpatient clinic patients in a province with, the highest birth rate Turkey

Volume: 14 Number: 3 July 1, 2021
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Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemia on pediatric urological operations and the number of outpatient clinic patients in a province with, the highest birth rate Turkey

Abstract

Investigation of the effect of Covid-19 pandemic on pediatric urology operations in Şanliurfa province, where the birth rate is the highest in Turkey Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric urology operations. Materials and Methods: Hospital records of pediatric patients who applied to Harran University Medical Faculty Pediatric Urology Clinic during the pandemic period (19 March-22 December 2020) and pre-pandemic period (19 March-22 December 2019) and were operated with precautions were retrospectively analyzed. The number of outpatient clinic patients during and before the pandemic period, the number of operations and indications, and the types of surgery were compared. The names and numbers of surgical procedures are listed according to the European Association of Urology (EAU) priority classification. Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic period, the number of pediatric patients admitted to the outpatient clinic was 2361, while it was 5214 in the same period before the pandemic. It was observed that the number of patients who applied to the outpatient clinic decreased by 54.8% during the pandemic period. While the total number of pediatric operations was 316 during the pandemic period, it was 741 before the pandemic period. When the pandemic period was compared with the pre-pandemic period, a 58.4% reduction was observed in pediatric urology operations. The number of emergency operations was 69 during the pandemic period and 85 in the pre-pandemic period. During the pandemic period, the reduction in emergency operations was 18.8%. No complications were observed due to COVID-19 in any of the operated patients. Conclusion: During the COVID-19 epidemic, it was observed that the number of pediatric urology outpatient clinic admissions and surgeries in our hospital decreased. In cases where urgent interventions were required, adequate precautions were taken, and surgical operations could be applied without any contamination and mortality. Keywords: Coronavirus, coronavirus disease 2019, pandemic hospital, pediatric urological surgery.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Urology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 1, 2021

Submission Date

March 11, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 6, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 14 Number: 3

APA
Ördek, E., Demir, M., & Yağmur, İ. (2021). Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemia on pediatric urological operations and the number of outpatient clinic patients in a province with, the highest birth rate Turkey. Pamukkale Medical Journal, 14(3), 632-637. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.895126
AMA
1.Ördek E, Demir M, Yağmur İ. Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemia on pediatric urological operations and the number of outpatient clinic patients in a province with, the highest birth rate Turkey. Pam Med J. 2021;14(3):632-637. doi:10.31362/patd.895126
Chicago
Ördek, Eser, Mehmet Demir, and İsmail Yağmur. 2021. “Evaluation of the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemia on Pediatric Urological Operations and the Number of Outpatient Clinic Patients in a Province With, the Highest Birth Rate Turkey”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 14 (3): 632-37. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.895126.
EndNote
Ördek E, Demir M, Yağmur İ (July 1, 2021) Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemia on pediatric urological operations and the number of outpatient clinic patients in a province with, the highest birth rate Turkey. Pamukkale Medical Journal 14 3 632–637.
IEEE
[1]E. Ördek, M. Demir, and İ. Yağmur, “Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemia on pediatric urological operations and the number of outpatient clinic patients in a province with, the highest birth rate Turkey”, Pam Med J, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 632–637, July 2021, doi: 10.31362/patd.895126.
ISNAD
Ördek, Eser - Demir, Mehmet - Yağmur, İsmail. “Evaluation of the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemia on Pediatric Urological Operations and the Number of Outpatient Clinic Patients in a Province With, the Highest Birth Rate Turkey”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 14/3 (July 1, 2021): 632-637. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.895126.
JAMA
1.Ördek E, Demir M, Yağmur İ. Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemia on pediatric urological operations and the number of outpatient clinic patients in a province with, the highest birth rate Turkey. Pam Med J. 2021;14:632–637.
MLA
Ördek, Eser, et al. “Evaluation of the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemia on Pediatric Urological Operations and the Number of Outpatient Clinic Patients in a Province With, the Highest Birth Rate Turkey”. Pamukkale Medical Journal, vol. 14, no. 3, July 2021, pp. 632-7, doi:10.31362/patd.895126.
Vancouver
1.Eser Ördek, Mehmet Demir, İsmail Yağmur. Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemia on pediatric urological operations and the number of outpatient clinic patients in a province with, the highest birth rate Turkey. Pam Med J. 2021 Jul. 1;14(3):632-7. doi:10.31362/patd.895126

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