A prioritization score for elective urological surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Medically Necessary Time-Sensitive (MeNTS) score system.

Purpose: The COVID19 pandemic has caused a redistribution of hospital resources. Prioritization strategies are needed in order to organize elective surgeries. We compared the new Medically Necessary Time-Sensitive score (MeNTS) and its factors (disease, procedure, and patient factors) between operated and deferred cases, and also to a subjective priority scale in the Urology department.

Participation in a population-based screening for colorectal cancer using the faecal immunochemical test decreases mortality in 5 years.

Background: The steady increase in colorectal cancer (CRC) could be reversed through timely secondary prevention (screening) as a main strategy. The aims of this study were to determine the main features of CRC, survival rate and related factors for different types of identified CRCs in a population-based screening programme using the faecal immunochemical test (FIT).

Materials And Methods: The CRCs in the susceptible population to be screened between 2009 and 2014 were identified and classified into four groups: (a) nonscreening-detected CRC (diagnosed before first screening invitation and nonparticipants), (b) screening-detected CRC, (c) interval cancer (IC) FIT (diagnosed between screening rounds after a negative FIT) and (d) IC colonoscopy (diagnosed before the colonoscopy surveillance, which is recommended after the screening colonoscopy).