Urological Cases with COVID 19 Infection in Tertiary Hospital

Soetojo Wirjopranoto

Urology Departement, Soetomo Hospital, Medical Faculty of Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia

Objective: This study aims to descriptively assess confirmed cases of COVID-19 who were treated associated with genitourinary disease from February 2020 to February 2021 at General Hospital Dr. Soetomo

Materials and methods: This study used a descriptive research design with a retrospective approach using medical records. The research was conducted at Dr. General Hospital. Soetomo in the period February 2020 to February 2021. The data collected in this study were age, gender, length of stay, comorbidities, outcome, referring department, and urological diagnosis. And the data will be presented descriptively with tables and narration

Result: A total of 44 study subjects (22 male, 22 female) were obtained in this study with an average age of 45.98 years. Most of the subjects (54.55%) did not have comorbid diabetes, hypertension, or chronic kidney disease. The mean length of stay was 17.37 days, of which the majority of cases (35.59%) were diagnosed with hydronephrosis.

Conclusion: During COVID-19 pandemic, social restrictions could cause patients to delay seeking medical treatment, which can lead to complications due to related diseases. Concerns regarding renal impairment due to COVID-19 pandemic must also be considered.