1. Use of aerosol protective barrier in a patient with impending cholangitis and unknown COVID-19 status undergoing emergency ERCP during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Leow VM, Mohamad IS, and Subramaniam M
- Subjects
- Adult, Aerosols, COVID-19, Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde instrumentation, Female, Humans, SARS-CoV-2, Betacoronavirus, Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde methods, Cholangitis diagnosis, Coronavirus Infections prevention & control, Emergency Service, Hospital, Pandemics prevention & control, Personal Protective Equipment, Pneumonia, Viral prevention & control
- Abstract
WHO declared worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Healthcare authorities have temporarily stopped all elective surgical and endoscopy procedures. Nevertheless, there is a subset of patients who require emergency treatment such as aerosol-generating procedures. Herein, we would like to discuss the management of a patient diagnosed with impending biliary sepsis during COVID-19 outbreak. The highlight of the discussion is mainly concerning the advantages of concurrent use of aerosol protective barrier in addition to personal protective equipment practice, necessary precautions to be taken during endoscopy retrograde cholangiopancreatography and handling of the patient preprocedure and postprocedure., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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- 2020
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