COVID-19 and research in pediatric urology

L Harper; D Bagli; M Kaefer; N Kalfa; G M A Beckers; A J Nieuwhof-Leppink; M Fossum; K W Herbst; ESPU Research Committee

doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.04.004

COVID-19 and research in pediatric urology

J Pediatr Urol. 2021 Aug;17(4):569-570. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.04.004. Epub 2021 Apr 18.

Authors

L Harper¹, D Bagli², M Kaefer³, N Kalfa⁴, G M A Beckers⁵, A J Nieuwhof-Leppink⁶, M Fossum⁷, K W Herbst⁸; ESPU Research Committee

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Urology and Pediatric Surgery, Hopital Pellegrin-Enfants, CHU Bordeaux, France. Electronic address: harper_luke@hotmail.com.
² Division of Urology, Departments of Surgery and Physiology, University of Toronto, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: darius.bagli@sickkids.ca.
³ Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, United States. Electronic address: mkaefer@iupui.edu.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Urology and Pediatric Surgery, Hopital Lapeyronie, CHU de Montpellier et Université de Montpellier, France and Institut Desbrest d'Epidemiologie et de Santé Publique IDESP, Université de Montpellier, France. Electronic address: nicolaskalfa@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Urology, Section of Pediatric Urology, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: gma.beckers@amsterdamumc.nl.
⁶ Department of Medical Psychology and Social Work, Urology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO box 85090, 3508 AB, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: A.Nieuwhof-Leppink@umcutrecht.nl.
⁷ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, DK-2100, Denmark; Department of Women's and Children's Health, Bioclinicum, Floor 10, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: magdalena.fossum@ki.se.
⁸ Division of Urology, Department of Research, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA. Electronic address: kherbst@connecticutchildrens.org.

Abstract

COVID-19 began in December 2019 then spread worldwide. Providers, including pediatric urologists, had to adapt their clinical processes, and many non-covid research activities were suspended. COVID-19 impacts how research is financed, performed, and published, and is itself the subject of intense research. We present current research and publications specifically related to the urinary tract and the pediatric population.

Keywords: Covid-19; Pediatric urology; Research.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Child
Humans
SARS-CoV-2
Urologists
Urology*