Open AccessThe effects of social distancing and self-isolation on functional outcomes after radical prostatectomy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Author(s) -
Bara Barakat,
Samer Schakaki,
Thomas-Alexander Vögeli
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
current urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1661-7657
pISSN - 1661-7649
DOI - 10.1097/cu9.0000000000000077
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , potency , urology , quality of life (healthcare) , covid-19 , pandemic , social distance , propensity score matching , disease , prostate cancer , nursing , biochemistry , chemistry , cancer , infectious disease (medical specialty) , in vitro
This study is aimed to analyze the effect of social distancing on functional outcomes (potency, continence recovery, and quality of life) on patients undergoing open radical prostatectomy (ORP) and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) during the COVID-19 pandemic.