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BACKGROUND: The risk of acquiring perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection is concerning for surgeons and patients. AIMS: In this study, we investigate the incidence of postponed, medically necessary, time-sensitive urological procedures due to a patient’s unwillingness to proceed to a recommended surgical intervention during the first phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. METHODS: We prospectively monitored all patients undergoing elective urological surgery during the initial phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The primary outcome measurement was incidence of postponed, medically necessary, urological procedures due to the patient’s decision not to proceed to a recommended urological intervention (16th of March–5th of June 2020). The secondary outcome measurements were the type of delayed procedure and duration of postponement. RESULTS: During the initial 12-week period of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, 155 elective urgent urological procedures were scheduled after pre-operative SARS-CoV-2 screening. In total, 140 procedures were performed and 15 (10%) patients intentionally delayed their urological procedure due to the perceived risk of acquiring nosocomial perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection. The duration for procedural delays is currently 42 ± 23 (range: 15–80) days. The most frequently postponed procedures among patients unwilling to proceed to surgery are urgent endourological procedures due to symptomatic urolithiasis (n = 7/15). CONCLUSIONS: The incidence for patients postponing urological procedures due to the risk of acquiring nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 is 10%. Endourological procedures for urolithiasis are the most frequently postponed procedures by patients. This study demonstrates that a subset of patients will decline urgent urological surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
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A prospective study on the incidence of postponed time-sensitive urological procedures during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic due to patient preference
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