Triage of urology referrals and outpatient service during COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a single centre in Malaysia
- Author:
William Ong Lay Keat
1
;
Sivaneswaran Lechmiannandan
1
;
Mohd Najib Aziz
1
;
Devindran Manoharan
1
;
Say Bob Lee
1
;
Rohan Malek Johan
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Other Types
- From: The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2020;75(4):400-402
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: In Malaysia, COVID-19 pandemic recorded considerable number of cases. Many hospitals have been converted into COVID-19 centres to manage these cases. The Penang General Hospital was designated as a hybrid hospital to manage both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 cases. Consequently, services across specialties, including urology have been affected. Triage of referrals was necessary to ensure optimum patient care, thus we designed a triage system to address this situation. A record screening system of patients was also implemented to limit outpatient appointments. We share this early experience in managing urology patients during this pandemic.
