Low risk of transmission of SARS-CoV2 and effective endotherapy for gastrointestinal bleeding despite challenges supports resuming optimum endoscopic services

Authors :: Sanjeev Sachdeva
Anoop Saraya
Ashish Agarwal
Sudipta Dhar Chowdhury
Rakesh Kochhar
Vivek A. Saraswat
Source :: Digestive and Liver Disease
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2021.

Subjects :: Adult
Gastrointestinal bleeding
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
RL, ringer lactate
MEDLINE
EVL, endoscopic variceal ligation
EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Article
law.invention
Tertiary Care Centers
law
medicine
Humans
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
PPE, Personal protective equipment
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Intensive care medicine
Pandemics
HCW, healthcare worker
Cross Infection
Hepatology
GAVE, Gastric antral vascular ectasia
business.industry
SARS-CoV-2
NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Hemostasis, Endoscopic
Gastroenterology
COVID-19
Endoscopy
RT-PCR, Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
Middle Aged
GI, gastrointestinal
medicine.disease
ICU, intensive care unit
UC, ulcerative colitis
APC, Argon plasma coagulation
COVID-19, Coronavirus disease
Transmission (mechanics)
SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2
SD, standard deviation
business
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

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