Up to 20% of health care personnel (HCP) were found to be infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19)1 in the outbreak in northern Italy.2 Recommendations on patient and HCP protection have been made, such as postponing procedures, triage, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and creation of differentiated in-hospital pathways.3,4 However, several barriers against the adoption of these strategies exist, including cultural factors and shortages of medical resources; therefore, there are few reports of real-world experiences and outcomes with their adoption.5 The aim of this survey was to investigate the burden of COVID-19 on endoscopic activity in a high-risk area of COVID-19 outbreak, approaches to evaluating patients, adoption and compliance of HCP with protective measures, and initial possible viral transmission outcomes from endoscopy units within a large, community-based setting (both between patients and HCP and between HCP).
Repici, A., Pace, F., Gabbiadini, R., Colombo, M., Hassan, C., Dinelli, M., Maselli, R., Spadaccini, M., Mutignani, M., Gabbrielli, A., Signorelli, C., Spada, C., Leoni, P., Fabbri, C., Segato, S., Gaffuri, N., Mangiavillano, B., Radaelli, F., Salerno, R., Bargiggia, S., Maroni, L., Benedetti, A., Occhipinti, P., De Grazia, F., Ferraris, L., Cengia, G., Greco, S., Alvisi, C., Scarcelli, A., De Luca, L., Cereatti, F., Testoni, P. A., Mingotto, R., Aragona, G., Manes, G., Beretta, P., Amvrosiadis, G., Cennamo, V., Lella, F., Missale, G., Lagoussis, P., Triossi, O., Giovanardi, M., De Roberto, G., Cantu, P., Buscarini, E., Anderloni, A., Carrara, S., Fugazza, A., Galtieri, P. A., Pellegatta, G., Antonelli, G., Rosch, T., Sharma, P., Endoscopy Units and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: A Multicenter Experience From Italy, <<GASTROENTEROLOGY>>, 2020; 159 (1): 363-366. [doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.003] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/250516]
Endoscopy Units and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: A Multicenter Experience From Italy
Hassan, Cesare;Mutignani, Massimiliano;Spada, Cristiano;Leoni, Paola;Fabbri, Carlo;Greco, Sara;Cennamo, Vincenzo;Giovanardi, Mattia;
2020
Abstract
Up to 20% of health care personnel (HCP) were found to be infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19)1 in the outbreak in northern Italy.2 Recommendations on patient and HCP protection have been made, such as postponing procedures, triage, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and creation of differentiated in-hospital pathways.3,4 However, several barriers against the adoption of these strategies exist, including cultural factors and shortages of medical resources; therefore, there are few reports of real-world experiences and outcomes with their adoption.5 The aim of this survey was to investigate the burden of COVID-19 on endoscopic activity in a high-risk area of COVID-19 outbreak, approaches to evaluating patients, adoption and compliance of HCP with protective measures, and initial possible viral transmission outcomes from endoscopy units within a large, community-based setting (both between patients and HCP and between HCP).
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