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1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online) |
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Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
Article Title |
Barriers for resuming endoscopy service in the context of COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter survey from Egypt
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Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
All Author List |
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, Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Salem Youssef Mohamed, Mohammed Tag-Adeen, Mina Tharwat, Ahmed Alzamzamy, Ahmed Nasr Bekhit, Alshaimaa M Eid, Abeer Awad, Mohammad Aamr, Waleed A Abd El Dayem, Mohamed-Naguib Wifi and Mohamed Alboraie |
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Corresponding Author |
Mohamed Alboraie, MD, MRCP, MSc, Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, Al-Azhar University, ElMokhayam El Daem St., Nasr City, Cairo 11651, Egypt. alboraie@azhar.edu.eg |
Key Words |
COVID-19; Endoscopy; Practice; Pandemic; Egypt; Barriers |
Core Tip |
This survey study included 113 endoscopy centers from all over Egypt. Our findings highlighted the barriers for resuming endoscopy in different types of health care facilities in Egypt as well as reporting the current practice in Egyptian endoscopy units during the pandemic. Our study offers real life based snapshot of the current practice and recommendations for routine endoscopic practice during the second wave. |
Publish Date |
2020-11-20 04:04 |
Citation |
Elshaarawy O, Lashen SA, Makhlouf NA, Abdeltawab D, Zaghloul MS, Ahmed RM, Fathy H, Afifi S, Abdel-Gawad M, Abdelsameea E, Abd-Elsalam S, Mohamed SY, Tag-Adeen M, Tharwat M, Alzamzamy A, Bekhit AN, Eid AM, Awad A, Aamr M, Abd El Dayem WA, Wifi MN, Alboraie M. Barriers for resuming endoscopy service in the context of COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter survey from Egypt. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26(43): 6880-6890 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v26/i43/6880.htm |
DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v26.i43.6880 |