BSGIE survey on COVID-19 and gastrointestinal endoscopy in Belgium :results and recommendations
| Autor: | Sinonquel, P., Aerts, M., Badaoui, A., Bisschops, R., Blero, D., Demedts, I, Deprez, P., Dewint, Pieter, Eisendrath, P., Hindryckx, P., Lemmers, Arnaud, Roelandt, Ph, Snauwaert, C., Toussaint, E., Moreels, T. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | UCL - SSS/IREC/GAEN - Pôle d'Hépato-gastro-entérologie, UCL - (MGD) Service de gastro-entérologie, UCL - (SLuc) Service de gastro-entérologie |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Science & Technology
Infectious Disease Transmission Patient-to-Professional Gastroenterology & Hepatology SARS-CoV-2 Gastroenterologists Pneumonia Viral COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) Endoscopy Gastrointestinal Betacoronavirus Belgium Surveys and Questionnaires Disease Transmission Infectious Humans Gastro-entérologie Human medicine endoscopy Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Life Sciences & Biomedicine Pandemics Personal Protective Equipment |
| Zdroj: | Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica (English ed.), 83 (2 Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica, Vol. 83, no. 2, p. 344-354 (2020) Acta gastro-enterologica belgica |
| ISSN: | 1784-3227 |
| Popis: | Background and aims: With the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic declining, activities in the gastrointestinal clinic are being recommenced after a period of stringent measures. Since a second COVID-19 wave is not entirely ruled out health care professionals might remain faced with the need to perform endoscopic procedures in patients with a confirmed positive or unknown COVID-19 status. With this report we aim to provide a practical relevant overview of preparation and protective measures for gastroenterologists based on the currently available guidelines and our local experience and results of a national Belgian survey, to guarantee a fast recall of an adequate infection prevention if COVID-19 reoccurs. Methods: From the 23rd of March 2020 and the 13th of May 2020 we performed a Pubmed, Embase and Medline search, resulting in 37 papers on COVID-19 and endoscopy. Additionally, we combined these data with data acquired from the national BSGIE survey amongst Belgian gastroenterologists. Results: Based on 72 completed surveys in both university and non-university hospitals, the results show (1) a dramatic ( SCOPUS: re.j info:eu-repo/semantics/published |
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