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Effects of first year COVID-19 pandemic on urology practice in three major Arab Countries: Sub-Analysis of a survey by Arab association of urology research group.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Elmohamady B; Department of Urology, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.; Omar M; Department of Urology, Menoufiya University Hospital, Menoufiya, Egypt.; El-Dakhakhny AS; Department of Urology, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.; Sayedahmed K; Department of Urology, Menoufiya University Hospital, Menoufiya, Egypt.; Ghazwani Y; College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA.; Division of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, KSA.; Bin Hamri S; College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA.; Division of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, KSA.; Alkhayal A; College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA.; Division of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, KSA.; Alrabeeah K; College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA.; Division of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, KSA.; Kamal W; Department of Urology, King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah, KSA.; Abbasy M; Emergency Medicine Department, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.; Farahat Y; Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.; Urology Department, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Umm Al Quwain, UAE.; Noureldin YA; Department of Urology, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.; Division of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, KSA.; Urology Department, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Source
Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE
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Language
English
Abstract
Background and Objectives: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic on March 11, 2020. The health care system faced tremendous challenges in providing ethical and high-quality care. The impact of COVID-19 on urological practices varied widely worldwide, including in Arab countries. This study aimed to compare the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on urology practice in Egypt, the KSA, and the UAE during the first year of the pandemic.
Methods: This sub-analysis assessed the demographics and COVID-19's effects on urological practice in terms of adjustments to hospital policy, including outpatient consultations, the management of elective and urgent surgical cases, and the continuation of education across the three countries. The availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) and urologists' emotional, physical, and verbal intimidation during COVID-19 were also compared.
Results: Regarding the impact on hospital policy, consultations replaced by telemedicine were significantly higher in the KSA (36.15%), followed by the UAE (33.3%), then Egypt (10.4%) (P = 0.008). Elective cases requiring ICU admission were 65.1% in Egypt, 45.2% in the KSA, and 58.2% in the UAE and were performed only in high-risk patients. PPE was freely available in 20.8% of the Egyptian hospitals compared to 83.3% in the KSA and 81.8% in the UAE. Online courses were significantly higher in Egypt (70.8%), followed by the UAE (53%) and the KSA (41.7%) (P = 0.02). Emotional intimidation was higher than verbal intimidation, representing 80%, 75.9%, and 76% in the UAE, KSA, and Egypt, respectively.
Conclusion: This sub-analysis outlined significant hospital policy changes across the three Arab countries. Exposure to emotional, verbal, and physical intimidation was observed. The development of teleconsultations and online platforms for educational purposes was observed.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Elmohamady et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Methods: This sub-analysis assessed the demographics and COVID-19's effects on urological practice in terms of adjustments to hospital policy, including outpatient consultations, the management of elective and urgent surgical cases, and the continuation of education across the three countries. The availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) and urologists' emotional, physical, and verbal intimidation during COVID-19 were also compared.
Results: Regarding the impact on hospital policy, consultations replaced by telemedicine were significantly higher in the KSA (36.15%), followed by the UAE (33.3%), then Egypt (10.4%) (P = 0.008). Elective cases requiring ICU admission were 65.1% in Egypt, 45.2% in the KSA, and 58.2% in the UAE and were performed only in high-risk patients. PPE was freely available in 20.8% of the Egyptian hospitals compared to 83.3% in the KSA and 81.8% in the UAE. Online courses were significantly higher in Egypt (70.8%), followed by the UAE (53%) and the KSA (41.7%) (P = 0.02). Emotional intimidation was higher than verbal intimidation, representing 80%, 75.9%, and 76% in the UAE, KSA, and Egypt, respectively.
Conclusion: This sub-analysis outlined significant hospital policy changes across the three Arab countries. Exposure to emotional, verbal, and physical intimidation was observed. The development of teleconsultations and online platforms for educational purposes was observed.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Elmohamady et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)