Gao Y, Ye LS, Du J, Zhang QY, Hu B. Management of an endoscopy center during the outbreak of COVID-19: Experience from West China Hospital. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26(38): 5749-5758 [PMID: 33132632 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i38.5749]
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Bing Hu, MBBS, MD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. hubingnj@163.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Opinion Review
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2020; 26(38): 5749-5758 Published online Oct 14, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i38.5749
Management of an endoscopy center during the outbreak of COVID-19: Experience from West China Hospital
Yuan Gao, Lian-Song Ye, Jiang Du, Qiong-Ying Zhang, Bing Hu
Yuan Gao, Lian-Song Ye, Jiang Du, Qiong-Ying Zhang, Bing Hu, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Gao Y, Ye LS and Hu B contributed to study conception and design; Du J contributed to collection and interpretation of data; Gao Y contributed to drafting of the article; Ye LS, Zhang QY, and Hu B contributed to critical revision of the article for important intellectual content; all authors have read and approved the final version of this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Bing Hu, MBBS, MD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. hubingnj@163.com
Received: April 28, 2020 Peer-review started: April 28, 2020 First decision: May 15, 2020 Revised: May 27, 2020 Accepted: September 8, 2020 Article in press: September 8, 2020 Published online: October 14, 2020
Abstract
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), various measures have been taken to protect against the infection. As droplet and contact transmission are the main routes of COVID-19 infection, endoscopy centers are considered to be high-risk areas for exposure to COVID-19. We have undertaken several countermeasures in our endoscopic center during the pandemic, and have gained significant experience in terms of prevention and control of COVID-19. We here present our experience and strategies adopted for preventing hospital infection in our endoscopy center during the COVID-19 pandemic. We describe our management of the environment, endoscope, patients, and medical staff, and our self-made masks.
Core Tip: This opinion review presents our experience and strategies adopted for preventing hospital infection in an endoscopy center located in Western China during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We describe our three-level screening strategy and an innovative self-made gastroscope isolated mask. We provide valuable information for China and other countries suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
