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Endoscopic evaluation during the COVID-19 pandemic: Observational study of the experience in community practices.
Trinh, Lindsey L; Vinh, Minh-Khang B; Choudhary, Abhishek; Levitt, Brian S; Kutty, Geeta R; Shieh, Eugenie C; Nguyen, Khanh K; Trinh, Huy N; Nguyen, Huy A; Purohit, Treta G.
  • Trinh LL; Silicon Valley Research Institute, San Jose, CA.
  • Vinh MB; San Jose Gastroenterology, San Jose, CA.
  • Choudhary A; Silicon Valley Research Institute, San Jose, CA.
  • Levitt BS; San Jose Gastroenterology, San Jose, CA.
  • Kutty GR; San Jose Gastroenterology, San Jose, CA.
  • Shieh EC; San Jose Gastroenterology, San Jose, CA.
  • Nguyen KK; San Jose Gastroenterology, San Jose, CA.
  • Trinh HN; San Jose Gastroenterology, San Jose, CA.
  • Nguyen HA; San Jose Gastroenterology, San Jose, CA.
  • Purohit TG; San Jose Gastroenterology, San Jose, CA.
Medicine (Baltimore) ; 101(37): e30577, 2022 Sep 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2107665
ABSTRACT
Endoscopic screening is used widely to minimize the rates of colorectal cancer cases and deaths. During highly virulent infectious disease pandemics such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it is essential to weigh the risks and benefits of receiving endoscopy, especially in regions with moderately high viral infection rates. An observational study was conducted to assess the number of patients seen for endoscopic procedure at 2 of our surgery centers. Reasons for their procedure were collected in addition to information regarding any positive COVID-19 cases. This study considers the rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection along with the number of colorectal cancer cases encountered at a community endoscopy center to suggest that the benefits of undergoing endoscopic evaluation may outweigh the risks of attending an endoscopy procedure during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the main reasons patients underwent endoscopic procedure was for colon cancer screenings (41.9%), and 5 of 1020 patients seen during the observation period were diagnosed with cancer. Of these 1020 patients, 8 were found to have positive tests for COVID-19 within 2 to 4 weeks after their procedure.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Colonic Neoplasms / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Medicine (Baltimore) Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: MD.0000000000030577

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Colonic Neoplasms / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Medicine (Baltimore) Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: MD.0000000000030577