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Endoscopy service – back on track between COVID-19 surges: a global evaluation

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Last updated: 18 Dec 2024

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Introduction: An outbreak of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has altered the dynamic of endoscopic practices. Many guidelines, questionnaires have been published addressing service resumption during the pandemic. Curious about the situation in different endoscopic units across the globe, the study was designed to evaluate different aspects of practice resumption worldwide and their adherence to guidelines.
Methods: An online questionnaire was created and distributed by national/regional representatives and societies. Redcap® platform was used as the interface; afterwards, Microsoft Excel 2016 and Prism 5 were utilized for data analysis.
Results: From a total of 307 responses from 47 countries/regions was collected, 290 valid answers were analyzed. Almost half (47%) were in post-peak period by August, 2020. Many units were not designated to be COVID-oriented facility. About 15.5% of centers remained unrecovered, mainly in North and South America; those were recovered, training was still withheld significantly. Nevertheless, opened centers kept safety measurements strictly. Patient load was decreased by 37%, but waiting list was increased 0-25%. Among many surveillance methods, body temperature, PCR and chest CT were the most common. 74.8% increased post-procedural disinfection time and 68.2% increase in per-case inspection were noted. PPE usage was implemented highly and shortage of these posed as one of the resumption barriers. Post-procedural patient surveillance was not reinforced.
Conclusions: The study represented real-time global endoscopic service's adaptation to COVID-19 pandemic. Previously published barriers upon practice resumption remained. Despite Delphi consensus' emphasis on post-procedural surveillance, application was not widely reinforced, raising concerns in disease control.

DOI

10.21608/gg.2023.202914.1016

Keywords

Resuming, barriers, Services, pandemic

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Omar

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Elshaarawy

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Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Egypt.

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oelshaarawy@liver.menofia.edu.eg

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Cairo

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Nha Le

Last Name

Ngoc Hoa

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-

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Gastroenterology Division, Internal Medicine and Haematology Department, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

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nhalemd@gmail.com

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Budapest

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0000-0003-3388-3439

First Name

Pezhman

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Alavinejad

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-

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Alimentary Tract Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital Clinical Research Development Unit, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

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pezhmanalavinejad@gmail.com

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Ahvaz

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0000-0001-6857-6151

First Name

Radovan

Last Name

Prijic

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-

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Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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radovan.prijic@gmail.com

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Zagreb

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-

First Name

Saif

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Salman

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-

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The Hashemite University Faculty of Medicine, Zarqa, Jordan.

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saifsalman992@gmail.com

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Zarqa

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-

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Quang Trung

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Tran

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-

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Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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quangtrungdr@huemed-univ.edu.vn

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Greifswald

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-

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Giulio

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Antonelli

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-

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Endoscopy Unit, Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy

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giulio.antonelli@gmail.com

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Rome

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-

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Michiel

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Bronswijk

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-

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Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium. & Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium.

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mjh.bronswijk@gmail.com

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Belgium

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-

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Katarzyna

Last Name

Pawlak

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M.

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Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Szczecin, Poland.

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pawlakatarzyna@gmail.com

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Szczecin

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-

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Sang Hyub

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Lee

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-

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Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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gidoctor@snuh.org

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Seoul

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-

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Alejandro

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Piscoya

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-

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Hospital Guillermo Kaelin de la Fuente, Lima, Peru

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alepiscoya@gmail.com

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Lima

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0000-0002-4420-2419

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Tiago

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Gonçalves

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Cúrdia

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Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Guimar.es, Portugal. & Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. & ICVS/3B’s, PT Government

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tiagomcg@hotmail.com

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Braga

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-

First Name

Hang

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Dao

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-

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Vice Director, Endoscopy Centre, Hanoi Medical University hospital

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daoviethang@hmu.edu.vn

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Hanoi

Orcid

-

First Name

Kelvin

Last Name

Nguyen

MiddleName

Trong

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Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente of Orange County, California, United States

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kelvinnguyen@g.ucla.edu

City

California

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-

First Name

Nitin

Last Name

Behl

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Shanker

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Institute of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Fortis Hospitals, Ludhiana, India

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drnitinbehl@gmail.com

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Ludhiana

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-

First Name

Zhiqin

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Wong

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-

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Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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wzhiqin@ppukm.ukm.edu.my

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Kuala Lumpur

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-

First Name

Mingyan

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Cai

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-

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Endoscopy Centre and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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cai.mingyan@zs-hospital.sh.cn

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Shanghai

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-

First Name

Marcus

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Hollenbach

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-

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Medical Department II — Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonology, University of Leipzig Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany

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marcus.hollenbach@web.com

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Leipzig

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-

First Name

Andrei

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Voiosu

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-

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Gastroenterology Division, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

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andreivoiosu@yahoo.com

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Bucharest

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2023-08-01

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2023-04-23

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2023-08-01

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2974-4245

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2974-4253

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Endoscopy service – back on track between COVID-19 surges: a global evaluation

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18 Dec 2024