Gastrointestinal endoscopic practice during COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-institutional survey

• Main Authors: Maruyama Hirotsugu, Hosomi Shuhei, Nebiki Hiroko, Fukuda Takashi, Nakagawa Koichiro, Okazaki Hirotoshi, Yamagami Hirokazu, Hara Junichi, Tanigawa Tetsuya, Machida Hirohisa, Aomatsu Kazuki, Watanabe Yoshihisa, Sato Hiroshi, Uno Hironori, Takaishi Osamu, Nomura Tsutomu, Ochi Masahiro, Oshitani Nobuhide, Adachi Kenji, Higashimori Akira, Ominami Masaki, Nadatani Yuji, Fukunaga Shusei, Otani Koji, Tanaka Fumio, Kamata Noriko, Nagami Yasuaki, Taira Koichi, Watanabe Toshio, Fujiwara Yasuhiro
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2021-06-01
• Series: Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
• Subjects: covid-19; endoscopy; sars-cov-2; survey; personal protective equipment
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2020-0038

Introduction. An on-going coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a challenge all over the world. Since an endoscopy unit and its staff are at potentially high risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, we conducted a survey for the management of the gastrointestinal endoscopic practice, personal protective equipment (PPE), and risk assessment for COVID-19 during the pandemic at multiple facilities.