COVID-19 and Endoscopy

Sachin Srinivasan; Suneha Sundaram; Prateek Sharma

COVID-19 and Endoscopy

Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2020 Oct;16(10):519-524.

Authors

Sachin Srinivasan^{1

2}, Suneha Sundaram¹, Prateek Sharma^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas.

PMID: 34017224
PMCID: PMC8132668

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant disruptions in health care. Gastrointestinal (GI) societies have strongly recommended the rescheduling of elective procedures to limit the spread of COVID-19 infection. This has impacted patients, endoscopists, fellows in training, and administrators in different ways. While the world adjusts to this new normal, GI experts and committees are addressing the challenging task of resuming endoscopy to restore care for patients. This article addresses the current challenges and stakeholder priorities involving endoscopy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; endoscopy; gastroenterology; pandemic; perspectives.