Open AccessMoving Forward: Gradual Return of Gastroenterology Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Carlos Paolo D. Francisco,
Ian Homer,
Enrik John T. Aguila,
Patricia Anne CabralProdigalidad,
Marianne Linley L. SyJanairo,
Joseph Erwin Dumagpi,
Nikko Theodore Raymundo,
Juliet GopezCervantes,
Jonard Co
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
digestive diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.879
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1421-9875
pISSN - 0257-2753
DOI - 10.1159/000511008
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , health care , personal protective equipment , infection control , medical emergency , patient safety , endoscopy , family medicine , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , surgery , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption of routine gastroenterology practice, which has resulted in the suspension of elective endoscopic procedures and outpatient consults. For the past months, the strategy was to mitigate infection risk for the healthcare team while still providing essential service to patients. Prolonged suspension of the outpatient clinics and endoscopy practice, however, is deemed unsustainable and could even be detrimental. It can compromise patient care and result in poor outcomes; hence, a well-crafted plan is needed for the gradual resumption of clinic operations and endoscopic procedures.
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