COVID-19: The impact on urolithiasis treatment in Brazil

Authors :: Fernando Korkes
Khalil Smaidi
Ita Pfeferman Heilberg
Matheus Pascotto Salles
Antonio Corrêa Lopes Neto
Sidney Glina
Source :: International braz j urol v.48 n.1 2022, International Braz J Urol, Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia (SBU), instacron:SBU, International Brazilian Journal of Urology : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology, International Brazilian Journal of Urology, Vol 48, Iss 1, Pp 101-109 (2022), International braz j urol, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 101-109, Published: 12 JAN 2022
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: FapUNIFESP (SciELO), 2022.
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