Impact of COVID-19 on the future of Pediatric Urology practice. Do guidelines apply to medical practice worldwide?

After the announcement of the World Health Organization, where COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, healthcare systems in Europe and North America collapsed due to an overwhelming number of critical cases requiring management. Some countries in the western hemisphere that had not been hit so severely were able to prepare and allocate resources in order to avoid a saturation of their systems. The American College of Surgeons published their guidelines about how to prioritize and triage surgical management including cessation of elective surgery (1).
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research