Table 1. COVID-19 Contingency Plan for the Urology Department of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre.

Group	Group 1 Surgeries	Group 2 Surgeries	Group 3 Surgeries	Group 4 Surgeries
Definition	Urgent surgeries; surgeries with imminent risk of death or organ injury	High-risk oncology surgeries; others procedures with infections associated	Low-risk oncology surgeries; Stones with catheters	Other procedures without infections associated
Examples	Obstructive pyelonephritis, renal abscess, acute urinary retention, Fournier gangrene, priapism, penile fracture, testicular torsion	Radical cystectomies, high-risk radical nephrectomy (T2 or higher), high-risk radical prostatectomy, orchiectomy, nephroureterectomy, lymph node dissections Pyeloplasty, urethroplasty, ureteral reimplant, and simple prostatectomy, in patients with recurrent urinary tract infection	Low-risk radical prostatectomy, low risk partial or radical nephrectomy (T1), prostate biopsies, transurethral bladder resection; Obstructive stones with double J stent or nephrostomies	Reconstructive, incontinence, pediatric, andrology, benign prostate hyperplasia and other procedures without recurrent urinary infection
Plan	Should be operated	Should be operated as long as hospital beds and/or ICU are available	Should be operated during early phase* hospital contingency plan	Should be postponed

^*Early phase defined by the hospital direction considering a combination of factors such as the number of COVID-19 patients and ICU occupation.