The Impact of the Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic on Access to Endoscopy Procedures in the VA Healthcare System

Gastroenterology. 2020 Oct;159(4):1216-1220.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.07.033. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

Authors

Andrew J Gawron¹, Tonya Kaltenbach², Jason A Dominitz³

Affiliations

¹ VA Salt Lake City Health Care System and, University of Utah School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Salt Lake City, Utah.
² San Francisco VA Health Care System and, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
³ VA Puget Sound Health Care System and, University of Washington School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Seattle, Washington.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
Early Detection of Cancer / methods
Early Detection of Cancer / standards
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / standards*
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Patient Selection
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Referral and Consultation / standards
Referral and Consultation / statistics & numerical data
SARS-CoV-2
Time Factors
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs / organization & administration*
United States Department of Veterans Affairs / statistics & numerical data