Analysis of the effects of the first and second/third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic on an Interdisciplinary Endoscopy Unit in a German 'hotspot' area: a single-center experience.

Doerte WichmannUlrike SchempfSiri GöpelDietmar StükerStefano FuscoAlfred KönigsrainerNisar P MalekChristoph R Werner

Published in: Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology (2022)

Strategies to ensure safe endoscopies with respect to preventing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from patients to staff were effective. Organizational adjustments allowed the routine program to continue unaffected. Indications for GI endoscopies changed over time: during the first wave, GI endoscopies were performed for life-threatening indications, whereas later supportive procedures were the main indication.

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