COVID-19 and gastrointestinal endoscopy: What should be taken into account?
Dig Endosc
; 32(5): 723-731, 2020 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-116360
ABSTRACT
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a subsequent impact on the entire world and health care system. Since the causing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 houses in the aerodigestive tract, activities in the gastrointestinal outpatient clinic and endoscopy unit should be limited to emergencies only. Health care professionals are faced with the need to perform endoscopic or endoluminal emergency procedures in patients with a confirmed positive or unknown COVID-19 status. With this report, we aim to provide recommendations and practical relevant information for gastroenterologists based on the limited amount of available data and local experience, to guarantee a high-quality patient care and adequate infection prevention in the gastroenterology clinic.
Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
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Occupational Health
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Dig Endosc
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
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Gastroenterology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Den.13706
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