Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in the Time of Covid-19 Pandemic: Current Guidelines and Experience From Indonesian Tertiary Endoscopy Centre

  • Hasan Maulahela Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Jakarta
  • Jaffray DP Rambak Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Jakarta
  • Hilda Nurmalihah Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Jakarta
  • Kaka Renaldi Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Jakarta
  • Achmad Fauzi Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Jakarta
  • Murdani Abdullah Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Jakarta
  • Marcellus Simadibrata Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Jakarta
  • Ari F Syam Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Jakarta
  • Roy Soetikno Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta
  • Dadang Makmun Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24871/211202045-52
Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-COV-2, gastrointestinal endoscopy

Abstract

Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease caused by novel SARS-CoV-2. The disease has become a global pandemic since March 2020. Transmission of the disease is rapid and contagious through droplets and contaminated environments. Meanwhile, gastrointestinal endoscopy is a procedure that has a high risk of transmitting COVID-19. Proper strategies are needed to prevent transmission of the virus in the endoscopic unit. Some literature has published the guidelines for prevent COVID-19 in endoscopic units such as guidelines by AGA, APSDE, ESGE and ESGENA. These guidelines state that strategies for prevent the COVID-19 transmission in endoscopy unit must be done from before the procedure, during the procedure until after the procedure. These strategies must be followed by all patients and health care providers who working in endoscopy units.
Published
2020-07-26
Issue
Vol. 21 No. 1 (2020): VOLUME 21, NUMBER 1, April 2020
Section
Review Article

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