Chapter of Gastroenterologists professional guidance on risk mitigation for gastrointestinal endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.
Singapore Med J
; 61(7): 345-349, 2020 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-31585
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we aimed to provide professional guidance to practising gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopists for the safe conduct of GI endoscopy procedures during the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and future outbreaks of similar severe respiratory tract infections in Singapore. It draws on the lessons learnt during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic and available published data concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. It addresses measures before, during and after endoscopy that must be considered for both non-infected and infected patients, and provides recommendations for practical implementation.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Coronavirus Infections
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Disease Transmission, Infectious
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Gastroenterologists
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Singapore Med J
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Smedj.2020050
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