Open AccessCOVID-19 in the endoscopy unit: How likely is transmission of infection? Results from an international, multicenter study
Author(s) -
Ioannis S. Papanikolaou,
Georgios Tziatzios,
Alexandros Chatzidakis,
Antonio Facciorusso,
Stefano Francesco Crinò,
Paraskevas Gkolfakis,
Gjorgi Deriban,
Marijana Tadić,
Goran Hauser,
Αntonios Vezakis,
Ivan Jovanović,
Nicola Muscatiello,
Anna Meneghetti,
Konstantinos Miltiadou,
Kalina Stardelova,
Alojzije Lacković,
Maria Zoi Bourou,
Srdjan Djuranović,
Konstantinos Triantafyllou
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v13.i9.416
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , transmission (telecommunications) , endoscopy , multicenter study , pandemic , virology , disease , outbreak , randomized controlled trial , infectious disease (medical specialty) , electrical engineering , engineering
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) significantly affected endoscopy practice, as gastrointestinal endoscopy is considered a risky procedure for transmission of infection to patients and personnel of endoscopy units (PEU).