Endoscopy infection control strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a tertiary cancer center in Brazil.
Amanda Aquino de Miranda PomboLuciano LenzGustavo Andrade de PauloMônica A SantosPatricia K TamaeAlisson L D R SantosDaniel T RezendeBruno da Costa MartinsFábio Shiguehissa KawagutiCaterina Maria Pia Simoni PennachiCarla C Gusmon-OliveiraRicardo S UemuraSebastian GeigerMarcelo Simas de LimaElisa Ryoka BabaViviane Rossi FigueiredoAdriana Vaz Safatle-RibeiroFauze Maluf-FilhoUlysses Ribeiro JuniorPublished in: Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2021)
In this pandemic scenario, all endoscopy services must prioritize the procedures that will be performed. It was possible to maintain some endoscopic procedures, including those meant to provide nutritional access, tissue diagnosis, and endoscopic resection. Personal protective equipment (PPE) seems effective in preventing transmission of COVID-19 from patients to digestive endoscopists. These measures can be useful in planning, even for pandemics in the future.