SFED recommendations for IBD endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic: Italian and French experience.
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 17(8): 507-516, 2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-594992
ABSTRACT
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has required a complete change in the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who need to undergo endoscopic procedures. Several preventive measures must be taken to avoid the spread of infection among health-care professionals and patients with IBD, including the use of personal protective equipment, greater attention to endoscopic room hygiene and rescheduling of non-urgent procedures. This Perspective aims to provide a guide based on the Italian and French experience to better face the difficulties encountered by endoscopists during this global health emergency. In particular, recommendations regarding the use of personal protective equipment to prevent COVID-19 transmission, both for patients and health-care professionals, are proposed and different scenarios in endoscopic IBD management are evaluated to suggest when endoscopy could be rescheduled and replaced by alternative biomarkers.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41575-020-0319-3
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