Implementation and Impact of Universal Preprocedure Testing of Patients for COVID-19 Before Endoscopy

Gastroenterology. 2020 Oct;159(4):1586-1588.e4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.06.022. Epub 2020 Jun 17.
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Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 Testing; Endoscopy; Pre-endoscopy; Preprocedure; Screening; Survey.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Ambulatory Care / statistics & numerical data
  • Anxiety / etiology
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Coronavirus Infections / psychology
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / standards*
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / statistics & numerical data*
  • Health Personnel / psychology
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / psychology
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Preoperative Period
  • Respiratory Protective Devices / statistics & numerical data
  • Retrospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2