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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2020; 26(43): 6880-6890
Published online Nov 21, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i43.6880
Published online Nov 21, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i43.6880
Table 1 Intra-procedural precautions applied by different Centers during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Egypt, n (%)
| Governorates | Usage of PPE | Action taken by centers | ||||
| For all cases | For suspected cases | For confirmed cases only | Vary accordingly | Delay of turnover for cleaning | Increased time/case | |
| Cairo and Giza | 5 (16.7) | 13 (43.3) | 12 (40) | 8 (26.7) | 27 (90) | 21 (70) |
| Upper Egypt | 10 (29.4) | 7 (20.6) | 13 (38.2) | 7 (20.6) | 32 (94.1) | 27 (79.4) |
| Lower Egypt | 13 (36.1) | 10 (27.8) | 10 (27.8) | 8 (22.2) | 32 (88.9) | 29 (80.6) |
| Delta | 7 (53.8) | 4 (30.8) | 3 (23.1) | 3 (23.1) | 13 (100) | 13 (100) |
- Citation: Elshaarawy O, Lashen SA, Makhlouf NA, Abdeltawab D, Zaghloul MS, Ahmed RM, Fathy H, Afifi S, Abdel-Gawad M, Abdelsameea E, Abd-Elsalam S, Mohamed SY, Tag-Adeen M, Tharwat M, Alzamzamy A, Bekhit AN, Eid AM, Awad A, Aamr M, Abd El Dayem WA, Wifi MN, Alboraie M. Barriers for resuming endoscopy service in the context of COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter survey from Egypt. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26(43): 6880-6890
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v26/i43/6880.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v26.i43.6880