To assess the efficacy of safety measures adopted during endoscopy in the Corona Virus Disease-19 era for health care professionals-A single-centre tertiary care hospital experience.
Indian J Gastroenterol
; 40(4): 410-419, 2021 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1338283
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
During Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, it has been estimated that approximately 10% of health care professionals (HCPs) have been diagnosed contacting COVID-19. Aerosol-generating procedures have led to change in safety practices among HCPs. We thus evaluated the efficacy of the endoscopic safety measures among HCPs posted in the endoscopy unit.METHODS:
In this retrospective analysis, all endoscopic procedures performed over a period of 4 months, from 1 April to 31 July 2020 were included. We noted indications and number of COVID-positive procedures as well as comprehensive screening of HCPs posted in our endoscopy unit. The aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence and outcome of COVID-19 among HCPs.RESULTS:
Three thousand four hundred and sixty procedures were included in the analysis. Indications were divided as urgent (n = 190, 5.49%), semi-urgent (n = 553, 16%) and non-urgent group (n = 2717, 78.52%). Thirty-four procedures (0.98%) were done on diagnosed COVID-19 patients. The most common indications were gastrointestinal bleed (n = 12/34, 35.30%) followed by biliary sepsis (n = 9/34, 26.5%). Among the HCPs, the incidence of symptomatic COVID-19 was 6.58% (n = 5/76). All HCPs recovered with excellent outcomes. A comprehensive screening showed 7.90% (n = 6/76) HCPs having Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody in their sera.CONCLUSION:
Addition of safety measures in endoscopy leads to low risk of transmission among HCPs.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Occupational Health
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Infection Control
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Health Personnel
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
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Endoscopy
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COVID-19
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Occupational Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Gastroenterol
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12664-021-01146-y
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