Evaluation of endoscopy requests in the resumption of activity during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: denial of nonindicated requests and prioritization of accepted requests
Author(s) -
Pilar DíezRedondo,
Henar Núñez,
Esteban Fuentes Valenzuela,
Rodrigo Nájera Muñoz,
Manuel Peéez-Miranda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2020.7375/2020
Subject(s) - prioritization , denial , pandemic , covid-19 , computer science , virology , medicine , psychology , business , process management , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , psychoanalysis
he global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic forced the closure of endoscopy units. Before resuming endoscopic activity, we designed a protocol to evaluate gastroscopies and colonoscopies cancelled during the pandemic, denying inappropriate requests and prioritizing appropriate ones.
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