THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES IN A HIGH-VOLUME ENDOSCOPY UNIT IN BRAZIL
| Autor: | Andressa Tomé Rezende de FARIA, Tarik Walid OMAIRI, Bruna Ribeiro KRUBNIKI, Bruna Lemos SILVA, Otávio MICELLI-NETO, Eloy TAGLIERI, José Celso ARDENGH |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, Vol 60, Iss 3, Pp 364-372 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4219 0004-2803 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s0004-2803.230302023-75 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT Background: Reports of the impact of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic period/2020 on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) are scarce. Objective: We analyzed the impact of the pandemic period/2020 on the demographics, indications, and number of diagnostic EUS (D-EUS) and interventional EUS (I-EUS) procedures performed in a high-volume endoscopy unit compared with the previous non-pandemic period/2019. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients undergoing D-EUS or I-EUS from March 1, 2019, to February 29, 2020 (non-pandemic period/2019) and from March 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021 (pandemic period/2020). Data compared between the study periods included sex, age, comorbidities, EUS findings and diagnosis, need for interventional procedures during EUS, and adverse events (AEs). Results were significant at P |
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