Practice of endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic: position statements of the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE-COVID statements)

Wai Yan Chiu, Philip; C. Ng, Siew; Inoue, Haruhiro; Nageshwar Reddy, D.; Ling Hu, En-Qiang; Young Cho, Joo; KY Ho, Lawrence; G. Hewett, David; Chiu, Han‐Mo; Rerknimitr, Rungsun; Wang, Hsiu-Po; Hooi Ho, Shiaw; Wan Seo, Dong; Goh, Khean‐Lee; Tajiri, Hisao; Kitano, Seigo; K.L. Chan, Francis

doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321185

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Practice of endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic: position statements of the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE-COVID statements)

Published in Gut • Apr 2, 2020

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Philip Wai Yan Chiu

Siew C. Ng

Haruhiro Inoue

Abstract

Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has become a global pandemic. Risk of transmission may occur during endoscopy and the goal is to prevent infection among healthcare professionals while providing essential services to patients. Asia was the first continent to have a COVID-19 outbreak, a...

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Pandemic

Endoscopy

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