Up to 20% of health care personnel (HCP) were found to be infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the outbreak in northern Italy. Recommendations on patient and HCP protection have been made, such as postponing procedures, triage, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and creation of differentiated in-hospital pathways. However, several barriers against the adoption of these strategies exist, including cultural factors and shortages of medical resources; therefore, there are few reports of real-world experiences and outcomes with their adoption. The aim of this survey was to investigate the burden of COVID-19 on endoscopic activity in a high-risk area of COVID-19 outbreak, approaches to evaluating patients, adoption and compliance of HCP with protective measures, and initial possible viral transmission outcomes from endoscopy units within a large, community-based setting (both between patients and HCP and between HCP)
Endoscopy units and the COVID-19 outbreak: a multi-Center experience from Italy / Repici, A., Pace, F., Gabbiadini, R., Colombo, M., Hassan, C., Dinelli, M., Maselli, R., Spadaccini, M., Mutignani, M., Gabbrielli, A., Signorelli, C., Spada, C., Leoni, P., Fabbri, C., Segato, S., Gaffuri, N., Mangiavillano, B., Radaelli, F., Salerno, R., Bargiggia, S., et al.. - In: GASTROENTEROLOGY. - ISSN 0016-5085. - 159:1(2020), pp. 363-366. [10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.003]
Endoscopy units and the COVID-19 outbreak: a multi-Center experience from Italy
Antonelli G;
2020
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Up to 20% of health care personnel (HCP) were found to be infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the outbreak in northern Italy. Recommendations on patient and HCP protection have been made, such as postponing procedures, triage, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and creation of differentiated in-hospital pathways. However, several barriers against the adoption of these strategies exist, including cultural factors and shortages of medical resources; therefore, there are few reports of real-world experiences and outcomes with their adoption. The aim of this survey was to investigate the burden of COVID-19 on endoscopic activity in a high-risk area of COVID-19 outbreak, approaches to evaluating patients, adoption and compliance of HCP with protective measures, and initial possible viral transmission outcomes from endoscopy units within a large, community-based setting (both between patients and HCP and between HCP)| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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