COVID-19- A Challenge for Urology Subspecialty in an overwhelmed public sector hospital: A Descriptive Review

Background: COVID-19 has brought unprecedented changes in every aspect of life throughout the world including healthcare delivery system. After a grinding halt surgical practice due to this pandemic, conventional protocols needed thorough overhaul before kick-starting formal services. This study discusses ways and procedure adopted at Urology department navigate crisis extend adequate urological care patients same time. Aim: To share our experience patient management era pandemic. Methods: It’s descriptive review article based on clinical audit pandemic Departmentof Urology, MTI, Lady Reading Hospital from 20th Marchto June 2020. Clinical implication benefit is how organize things continue health provision deadly Furthermore, it will set precedence that cope with such future. Conclusion: All should be screened for COVID-19, preference given PCR tests. elective surgeries put hold as result limited availability ventilators, manpower, hospital beds. Only semi-elective, lifesaving oncologic cannot delayed done full PPEs provided personnel frequenting operating theaters during procedure. more efforts are lift infrastructure hospitals make them capable face problems proportions Keywords: Public sector hospital, Pandemic, Oncological