Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

LIVE: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)
Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences 6/2020

01-06-2020 | Endoscopy | COVID-19 Clinical Commentary

Emergency Endoscopy During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the North of Italy: Experience from St. Orsola University Hospital—Bologna

Authors: A. Lauro, N. Pagano, G. Impellizzeri, M. Cervellera, V. Tonini

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 6/2020

Login to get access

Excerpt

This is a report of the daily experience from February 28 to April 5, 2020, collected by our Emergency Endoscopy Service during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic in the North of Italy, throughout the pre-peak and peak phases. …
Literature
1.
Repici A, Maselli R, Colombo M, et al. Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: what the department of endoscopy should know. Gastrointest Endosc. 3/14/2020.
2.
Wan Y, Shang J, Graham R, et al. Receptor recognition by novel coronavirus from Wuhan: an analysis based on decade-long structural studies of SARS. J Virol. 3/17/2020.
3.
To KK, Tsang OT, Chik-Yan Yip C, et al. Consistent detection of 2019 novel coronavirus in saliva. Clin Infect Dis. 2/12/2020.
4.
Young BE, Ong SWX, Kalimuddin S, et al. Epidemiologic Features and Clinical Course of Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 in Singapore. JAMA. 3/3/2020.
5.
Zhang J, Wang S, Xue Y. Fecal specimen diagnosis 2019 novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia. J Med Virol. 3/3/2020.
6.
Gu J, Han B, Wang J. COVID-19: Gastrointestinal manifestations and potential fecal-oral transmission. Gastroenterology. 3/3/2020.
7.
Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy (Societá Italiana di Endoscopia Digestiva –SIED). Update 1 on emergency Coronavirus outbreak (Aggiornamento 1-Emergenza Coronavirus). http://​www.​sied.​it/​ (accessed data on 10 April 2020) (Article in Italian).
8.
9.
Wong TW, Lee CK, Tam W, et al. Cluster of SARS among medical students exposed to single patient, Hong Kong. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004;10:269–276.CrossRef
10.
11.
Castro Filho EC, Castro R, Fernandes FF, et al. Gastrointestinal endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic: an updated review of guidelines and statements from international and national societies. Gastrointest Endosc. 4/5/2020.
12.
Han J, Wang Y, Zhu L, et al. Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in digestive endoscopy during the resuming period: meticulous execution of screening procedures. Gastrointest Endosc. 4/5/2020.
13.
Han J, Kim EY. Sharing Our Experience of Operating an Endoscopy Unit in the Midst of a COVID-19 Outbreak. Clin Endosc. 2020;53:243–245.CrossRef
14.
Marchese M, Capannolo A, Lombardi L, et al. Use of a modified ventilation mask to avoid aerosolizing spread of droplets for short endoscopic procedures during coronavirus covid-19 outbreak. Gastrointest Endosc. 4/2/2020.
15.
Ong J, Cross GB, Dan YY. Prevention of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission in endoscopy: international recommendations and the need for a gold standard. Gut. 4/2/2020.
16.
Chiu PWY, Ng SC, Inoue H, et al. Practice of endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic: position statements of the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE-COVID statements). Gut. 4/2/2020.
17.
Ang TL, Li JW, Vu CK, et al. Chapter of Gastroenterologists professional guidance on risk mitigation for gastrointestinal endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. Singapore Med J. 4/3/2020.
18.
Thompson CC, Shen L, Lee LS. COVID-19 in Endoscopy: Time to do more? Gastrointest Endosc. 3/28/2020.
19.
Lui RN, Wong SH, Sánchez-Luna SA, et al. Overview of guidance for endoscopy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 3/31/2020.
20.
Valdivia PC, le Grazie M, Gaiani F, et al. Separated pathways in the endoscopy unit for COVID-19 patients. Gastrointest Endosc. 3/27/2020.
21.
Soetikno R, Teoh AY, Kaltenbach T, et al. Considerations in performing endoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gastrointest Endosc. 3/27/2020.
22.
Ang TL. Gastrointestinal endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 3/26/2020.
23.
Zhang Y, Zhang X, Liu L, et al. Suggestions for infection prevention and control in digestive endoscopy during current 2019-nCoV pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Endoscopy. 2020;52:312–314.CrossRef
24.
Sociedad Española de Patología Digestiva; Asociación Española de Gastroenterología. Recommendations by the SEPD and AEG, both in general and on the operation of gastrointestinal endoscopy and gastroenterology units, concerning the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (March, 18). Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 3/23/2020.
Metadata
Title
Emergency Endoscopy During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the North of Italy: Experience from St. Orsola University Hospital—Bologna
Authors
A. Lauro
N. Pagano
G. Impellizzeri
M. Cervellera
V. Tonini
Publication date
01-06-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-06270-x

Other articles of this Issue 6/2020

Digestive Diseases and Sciences 6/2020 Go to the issue

DDS–SIRC COOPERATIVE CONFERENCES

Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma of the Descending Colon: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Original Article

Can Advanced Endoscopic Imaging Help Us Avoid Surgery for Endoscopically Resectable Colorectal Neoplasms? A Proof-of-Concept Study

CURRENT CLINICAL CONTROVERSY

Early Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis

Original Article

Early Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Non-obese Versus Obese Patients

Original Article

Reduction in Hospitalizations for Esophageal Reflux in a Decade with Minimal Increases in Other Functional and Motor Disorders

Mentored Review

Pathophysiology, Aetiology and Treatment of Gastroparesis
Live Webinar | 27-06-2024 | 18:00 (CEST)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Reserve your place

Live: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)

WHO estimates that half of all patients worldwide are non-adherent to their prescribed medication. The consequences of poor adherence can be catastrophic, on both the individual and population level.

Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.

Prof. Kevin Dolgin
Prof. Florian Limbourg
Prof. Anoop Chauhan
Developed by: Springer Medicine
Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

Read more

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine
Image Credits