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Observational studyWorld journal of gastroenterology2020

Barriers for resuming endoscopy service in the context of COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter survey from Egypt.

Omar Elshaarawy, Sameh Aldesoky Lashen, Nahed A Makhlouf, Doaa Abdeltawab, Mariam Salah Zaghloul, Rasha M Ahmed, Hayam Fathy, Shimaa Afifi, Muhammad Abdel-Gawad, Eman Abdelsameea and 12 more

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Observational study in World journal of gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Omar ElshaarawyDepartment of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebine Elkom 32511, Egypt.
Sameh Aldesoky LashenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria 21521, Egypt.
Nahed A MakhloufDepartment of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt.
Doaa AbdeltawabDepartment of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt.
Mariam Salah ZaghloulDepartment of Hepatology, Gastroentrology and Infectious Diseases, Kafrelsheikh University, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh 33565, Egypt.
Rasha M AhmedDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt.
Hayam FathyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt.
Shimaa AfifiNational Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo 11638, Egypt.
Muhammad Abdel-GawadDepartment of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt.
Eman AbdelsameeaDepartment of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebine Elkom 32511, Egypt.
Sherief Abd-ElsalamDepartment of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.
Salem Youssef MohamedDepartment of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.
Mohammed Tag-AdeenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt.
Mina TharwatDepartment of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, Egypt.
Ahmed AlzamzamyDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Military Medical Academy, Cairo 11771, Egypt.
Ahmed Nasr BekhitDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Zagazig General Hospital, Zagazig 42511, Egypt.
Alshaimaa M EidDepartment of Hepatology and Gastroenterology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, AlAzhar University, Cairo 11562, Egypt.
Abeer AwadDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11759, Egypt.
Mohammad AamrDepartment of Hepatology and Gastroentorolgy, Shebin Elkom Teaching Hospital, Shebine Elkom 3521, Egypt. alboraie@azhar.edu.eg.
Waleed A Abd El DayemDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.
Mohamed-Naguib WifiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11759, Egypt.
Mohamed AlboraieDepartment of Internal Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11651, Egypt.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected routine endoscopy service across the gastroenterology community. This led to the suspension of service provision for elective cases.

aimTo assess the potential barriers for resuming the endoscopy service in Egypt.

methodsA national online survey, four domains, was disseminated over a period of 4 wk in August 2020. The primary outcome of the survey was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the endoscopy service and barriers to the full resumption of a disabled center(s).

resultsA hundred and thirteen Egyptian endoscopy centers participated in the survey. The waiting list was increased by ≥ 50% in 44.9% of areas with clusters of COVID-19 cases (

conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to restrictions in endoscopic volumes. The staff shortage/recovery and the availability of COVID-19 designed rooms are the most important barriers against recovery. Increasing working hours and dividing endoscopy staff into teams may help to overcome the current situation.

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Endoscopy, GastrointestinalFacility Design and ConstructionHealth WorkforcePersonnel Staffing and SchedulingWaiting ListsCOVID-19Disease HotspotEgyptHumansPersonal Protective EquipmentSurveys and QuestionnairesBarriersCOVID-19EgyptEndoscopyPandemicPractice

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