Upper gastrointestinal stenting during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: impact of mitigation measures and risk of contamination for patients and staff

Background and study aims The impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on stent placement procedures has not yet been reported. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on upper stenting during SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, as well as the use of personal protection equipme...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Rodrigues-Pinto, Joel Ferreira-Silva, Alessandro Fugazza, Antonio Capogreco, Alessandro Repici, Simon Everett, David Albers, Brigitte Schumacher, Angels Gines, Peter D. Siersema, Guilherme Macedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021-01-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1319-1201