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Antígenos de Superfície da Hepatite B , Hepatite B/prevenção & controle , Diálise Renal , Vacinação/métodos , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Erros de Diagnóstico/prevenção & controle , Reações Falso-Positivas , Feminino , Antígenos de Superfície da Hepatite B/análise , Antígenos de Superfície da Hepatite B/sangue , Vacinas contra Hepatite B/administração & dosagem , Vacinas contra Hepatite B/imunologia , Humanos , Falência Renal Crônica/terapia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Diálise Renal/efeitos adversos , Diálise Renal/métodos , Testes Sorológicos/métodos , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
In this paper, we aimed to provide professional guidance to practising gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopists for the safe conduct of GI endoscopy procedures during the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and future outbreaks of similar severe respiratory tract infections in Singapore. It draws on the lessons learnt during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic and available published data concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. It addresses measures before, during and after endoscopy that must be considered for both non-infected and infected patients, and provides recommendations for practical implementation.
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Betacoronavirus , Infecções por Coronavirus/epidemiologia , Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa/prevenção & controle , Endoscopia Gastrointestinal/normas , Gastroenterologistas/normas , Pneumonia Viral/epidemiologia , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , COVID-19 , Infecções por Coronavirus/transmissão , Humanos , Incidência , Pandemias , Pneumonia Viral/transmissão , Fatores de Risco , SARS-CoV-2 , Singapura/epidemiologiaRESUMO
In this paper, we aim to provide professional guidance to clinicians who are managing patients with chronic liver disease during the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Singapore. We reviewed and summarised the available relevant published data on liver disease in COVID-19 and the advisory statements that were issued by major professional bodies, such as the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and European Association for the Study of the Liver, contextualising the recommendations to our local situation.