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01-12-2021 | Endoscopy

The influence of the COVID-19 epidemic on the gastrointestinal endoscopy practice in China: a national survey

Authors: Ningli Chai, Xiaowei Tang, Enqiang Linghu, Jiancong Feng, Lu Ye, Qingzhen Wu, Xin Zhao, Runxiang Du, Longsong Li, Wengang Zhang, Jingyuan Xiang, for the COVID19 Working Group of the Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 12/2021

Abstract

Background and Aim

With the worldwide spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it has devastated the economy and taken a toll on people’ life in every aspects. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the influence of the COVID-19 epidemic on the GI endoscopy practice in China.

Methods

The nationwide survey conducted from 13 to 19 April, 2020. A predesigned standard structured questionnaire was sent to all members of the Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy (CSDE) in mainland China by email. Number of various GI endoscopic procedures and participants getting endoscopic training from January 1 to April 10, 2020 (the COVID-19 period) and the same period of 2019 were collected and analyzed.

Results

A total of 468 hospitals responded to this survey, and most of them (85.4%) were tertiary referral hospitals. The sum number of GI endoscopic procedures deceased significantly from 3,203,594 in 2019 to 1,512,619 in 2020, including 2,996,779 to 1,401,665 of diagnostic procedures and 206,815 to 110,954 of therapeutic procedures. More than half of centers (57.1%) reduced about 1,000-5,000 endoscopic activities. Of 271 hospitals (57.9%) providing endoscopic training, the total number of participants decreased from 2,977 in 2019 to 1,131 in 2020. Most of hospitals (93.8%) adhered to the recommendation of endoscopy practice issued by CSDE during the outbreak of COVID-19, and there was no cases of infection in endoscopic departments of all surveyed hospitals.

Conclusion

With the influence of the COVID-19 epidemic, there has been significant decease of GI endoscopy practice in mainland China.

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Title: The influence of the COVID-19 epidemic on the gastrointestinal endoscopy practice in China: a national survey
Authors: Ningli Chai
Xiaowei Tang
Enqiang Linghu
Jiancong Feng
Lu Ye
Qingzhen Wu
Xin Zhao
Runxiang Du
Longsong Li
Wengang Zhang
Jingyuan Xiang
for the COVID19 Working Group of the Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Endoscopy
COVID-19
Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 12/2021
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-020-08149-4

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The influence of the COVID-19 epidemic on the gastrointestinal endoscopy practice in China: a national survey

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