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Practice of endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic: position statements of the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE-COVID statements).
Chiu, Philip Wai Yan; Ng, Siew C; Inoue, Haruhiro; Reddy, D Nageshwar; Ling Hu, Enqiang; Cho, Joo Young; Ho, Lawrence Ky; Hewett, David G; Chiu, Han-Mo; Rerknimitr, Rungsun; Wang, Hsiu-Po; Ho, Shiaw Hooi; Seo, Dong Wan; Goh, Khean-Lee; Tajiri, Hisao; Kitano, Seigo; Chan, Francis K L.
  • Chiu PWY; Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  • Ng SC; Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, LKS Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong siewchienng@cuhk.edu.hk.
  • Inoue H; Digestive Disease Center, Showa University, Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Reddy DN; Asian Healthcare Foundation, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Ling Hu E; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
  • Cho JY; Digestive Endoscopy Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Ho LK; Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
  • Hewett DG; School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Chiu HM; Division of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Rerknimitr R; Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Wang HP; Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Ho SH; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Seo DW; Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Goh KL; Asan Medical Center, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Tajiri H; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Kitano S; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Chan FKL; Department of Endoscopy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Gut ; 69(6): 991-996, 2020 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-30892
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has become a global pandemic. Risk of transmission may occur during endoscopy and the goal is to prevent infection among healthcare professionals while providing essential services to patients. Asia was the first continent to have a COVID-19 outbreak, and this position statement of the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy shares our successful experience in maintaining safe and high-quality endoscopy practice at a time when resources are limited. Sixteen experts from key societies of digestive endoscopy in Asia were invited to develop position statements, including patient triage and risk assessment before endoscopy, resource prioritisation and allocation, regular monitoring of personal protective equipment, infection control measures, protective device training and implementation of a strategy for stepwise resumption of endoscopy services after control of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Gut Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Gutjnl-2020-321185

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Gut Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Gutjnl-2020-321185