Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321185
Title: Practice of endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic: Position statements of the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE-COVID statements)
Authors: Chiu, PWY
Ng, SC
Inoue, H
Reddy, DN
Ling Hu, E
Cho, JY
Ho, LKY 
Hewett, DG
Chiu, HM
Rerknimitr, R
Wang, HP
Ho, SH
Seo, DW
Goh, KL
Tajiri, H
Kitano, S
Chan, FKL
Keywords: clinical decision making
endoscopy
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Equipment Contamination
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Assessment
SARS-CoV-2
Issue Date: 1-Jun-2020
Publisher: BMJ
Citation: Chiu, PWY, Ng, SC, Inoue, H, Reddy, DN, Ling Hu, E, Cho, JY, Ho, LKY, Hewett, DG, Chiu, HM, Rerknimitr, R, Wang, HP, Ho, SH, Seo, DW, Goh, KL, Tajiri, H, Kitano, S, Chan, FKL (2020-06-01). Practice of endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic: Position statements of the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE-COVID statements). Gut 69 (6) : 991-996. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321185
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, and this position statement of the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy shares our successful experience in maintaining safe and high-quality endoscopy practice at a time when resources are limited. Sixteen experts from key societies of digestive endoscopy in Asia were invited to develop position statements, including patient triage and risk assessment before endoscopy, resource prioritisation and allocation, regular monitoring of personal protective equipment, infection control measures, protective device training and implementation of a strategy for stepwise resumption of endoscopy services after control of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Source Title: Gut
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/206104
ISSN: 00175749
14683288
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321185
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