Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastrointestinal endoscopy activity in France.
Endoscopy
; 52(12): 1111-1115, 2020 12.
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| ID: mdl-32557489
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has majorly affected medical activity around the world. We sought to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy activity in France.METHODS:
We performed a web-based survey, including 35 questions on the responders and their endoscopic practice, from 23 March to 27 March 2020, sent to the 3300 French gastroenterologists practicing endoscopy.RESULTS:
694 GI endoscopists (21â%) provided analyzable data; of these, 29.4â% (204/694) were involved in the management of COVID-19 patients outside the endoscopy department. During the study period, 98.7â% (685/694) of endoscopists had had to cancel procedures. There were 89 gastroenterologists (12.8â%) who reported symptoms compatible with COVID-19 infection, and a positive PCR test was recorded in 12/197 (6.1â%) vs. 3/497 (0.6â%) endoscopists in the high vs. low prevalence areas, respectively (Pâ<â0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a major reduction in the volume of GI endoscopies performed in France in March 2020.âThe prolonged limited access to GI endoscopy could lead to a delay in the management of patients with GI cancers.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Endoscopía Gastrointestinal
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Exposición Profesional
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Gastroenterología
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COVID-19
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Departamentos de Hospitales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Endoscopy
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia