%0 Journal Article
%T Urological surgery in the COVID-19 era: Patient counselling and informed consent
%A Elsayed Desouky
%J Arab Journal of Urology
%D 2020
%R https://doi.org/10.1080/2090598X.2020.1772032
%X ABSTRACT The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is massively affecting our daily practice. Elective surgical service has been significantly altered, i.e. reduced overall service provision, special operating theatres¡¯ precautions, as well as considerations for testing patients before surgery. The process of counselling patients and obtaining their consent is a must before any surgical intervention. Several factors can affect this process particularly amid the current pandemic crisis. Only with a full understanding of all the relevant facts, including risks and available alternatives, can patients give an ¡®informed consent¡¯. Therefore, we urologists need to be aware of the impact of the current COVID-19 situation on how to consent our patients. Abbreviations COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; PPE: personal protective equipmen
%U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2090598X.2020.1772032