Open AccessManagement of an endoscopy center during the outbreak of COVID-19: Experience from West China Hospital
Author(s) -
Yuan Gao,
Liansong Ye,
Jiang Du,
Qiong Ying Zhang,
Bing Hu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i38.5749
Subject(s) - outbreak , covid-19 , china , medicine , center (category theory) , betacoronavirus , pandemic , endoscopy , geography , virology , surgery , disease , archaeology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , chemistry , crystallography
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), various measures have been taken to protect against the infection. As droplet and contact transmission are the main routes of COVID-19 infection, endoscopy centers are considered to be high-risk areas for exposure to COVID-19. We have undertaken several countermeasures in our endoscopic center during the pandemic, and have gained significant experience in terms of prevention and control of COVID-19. We here present our experience and strategies adopted for preventing hospital infection in our endoscopy center during the COVID-19 pandemic. We describe our management of the environment, endoscope, patients, and medical staff, and our self-made masks.