Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery. Surgical Endoscopy Unit. University Federico II of Naples. Via S. Pansini, 5 80131 Napoli Italy.
Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit. S. De Bellis Hospital of Castellana Grotte. Via Turi, 27 70013 Castellana Grotte (BA) Italy.
Dig Liver Dis. 2020 Aug;52(8):800-807. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.05.002. Epub 2020 May 13.
The new corona virus disease has started in Wuhan - China at the end of 2019 and quickly spread with a pandemic trend across the rest of the world. The scientific community is making an extraordinary effort to study and control the situation, but the results are just partial. Based on the most recent scientific literature and strong statements by the most prestigious international health institutions, the Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy has drawn up some recommendations about the use of personal protective equipment, the correct way of dressing and undressing of endoscopists and nurses, before and after digestive endoscopy procedures. In addition, some other important indications are given to reduce the risk of contamination of healthcare providers during endoscopic activities, in the setting of a pandemic. Nevertheless, because of the very quick evolution of our knowledge on this issue, these recommendations must be considered as evolving, because they could change in a short time.
新型冠状病毒病于 2019 年末在中国武汉爆发，并迅速蔓延至全球其他地区，呈大流行趋势。科学界正在全力以赴研究和控制这一局面，但结果只是局部的。根据最近的科学文献和最负盛名的国际卫生机构的强烈声明，意大利消化内镜学会制定了一些关于个人防护设备使用的建议，内镜医生和护士在进行消化内镜检查前后的正确着装和脱装方法。此外，还给出了一些其他重要的指示，以降低大流行期间内镜检查活动中医务人员感染的风险。然而，由于我们对这一问题的了解迅速发展，这些建议必须被视为不断发展的，因为它们可能会在短时间内发生变化。
