Raising the threshold for hospital admission and endoscopy in upper gastrointestinal bleeding during the COVID-19 pandemic

Endoscopy. 2020 Oct;52(10):930-931. doi: 10.1055/a-1202-1374. Epub 2020 Sep 23.

Authors

Stig B Laursen¹, Ian M Gralnek², Adrian J Stanley³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
² Ellen and Pinchas Mamber Institute of Gastroenterology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery
Hospitalization*
Humans
Pandemics
Patient Selection*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2