COVID-19 in gastroenterology: Where are we now? Current evidence on the impact of COVID-19 in gastroenterology.
United European Gastroenterol J
; 9(7): 750-765, 2021 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1287407
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges in all fields of society with social, economic, and health-related consequences worldwide. In this context, gastroenterology patients and healthcare systems and professionals have seen their routines changed and were forced to adapt, adopting measures to minimize the risk of infection while guaranteeing continuous medical care to chronic patients.OBJECTIVE:
At this point, it is important to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on this field to further improve the quality of the services provided in this context. METHODS/RESULTS/CONCLUSION:
We performed a literature review that summarizes the main aspects to consider in gastroenterology, during the pandemic crisis, and includes a deep discussion on the main changes affecting gastroenterology patients and healthcare systems, anticipating the pandemic recovery scenario with future practices and policies.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Delivery of Health Care
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Gastroenterology
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COVID-19
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Immunosuppressive Agents
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Liver Diseases
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
United European Gastroenterol J
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ueg2.12115
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