Departments of, Department of, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Translational Research in Gastrointestinal Diseases (TARGID), Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Dig Endosc. 2020 Jul;32(5):723-731. doi: 10.1111/den.13706. Epub 2020 Jun 3.
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a subsequent impact on the entire world and health care system. Since the causing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 houses in the aerodigestive tract, activities in the gastrointestinal outpatient clinic and endoscopy unit should be limited to emergencies only. Health care professionals are faced with the need to perform endoscopic or endoluminal emergency procedures in patients with a confirmed positive or unknown COVID-19 status. With this report, we aim to provide recommendations and practical relevant information for gastroenterologists based on the limited amount of available data and local experience, to guarantee a high-quality patient care and adequate infection prevention in the gastroenterology clinic.
2020 年 3 月 11 日，世界卫生组织宣布 COVID-19 大流行，这对整个世界和医疗保健系统都产生了后续影响。由于引起严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒 2 的部位在呼吸道和消化道，因此，胃肠道门诊和内镜室的活动应仅限于紧急情况。医护人员需要在已确诊阳性或未知 COVID-19 状态的患者中进行内镜或腔内紧急手术。通过本报告，我们旨在根据有限的数据和本地经验，为胃肠病学家提供建议和实用的相关信息，以保证胃肠病学门诊的高质量患者护理和充分的感染预防。
