Open AccessChanges in endoscopic patterns before and during COVID-19 outbreak: Experience at a single tertiary center in Korean
Author(s) -
Kook Hyun Kim,
Sung Bum Kim,
Tae Nyeun Kim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i15.3576
Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , covid-19 , center (category theory) , tertiary care , single center , virology , surgery , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , chemistry , crystallography
The surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients has markedly influenced the treatment policies of tertiary hospitals because of the need to protect medical staff and contain viral transmission, but the impact COVID-19 had on emergency gastrointestinal endoscopies has not been determined.