학술논문
Joint Guidance from the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI), Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG), and Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL) for Gastroenterologists and Gastrointestinal Endoscopists on the Prevention, Care, and Management of Patients with COVID-19
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*COVID-19
*CHOLANGITIS
*SURGICAL equipment
*MEDICAL personnel
*SARS disease
*GASTROENTEROLOGISTS
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ISSN
0976-5042
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, known also as novel coronavirus 2019), is currently occurring as a pandemic. Meanwhile, it appears prudent to consider GI secretions as infective, capable of causing fecal-oral transmission, and associated with a potential for transmission of the virus during endoscopic procedures from patient to patient or from a patient to health care workers (HCWs). With an increasing number of COVID-19 cases in India (673 cases including 13 deaths on March 26, 2020), it is felt that GI health professionals need to be aware of the disease and how to prevent COVID-19 transmission and manage patients during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Standard endoscopy room disinfection policy should be followed for non-COVID-19 or low-risk patients undergoing endoscopy. [Extracted from the article]