[PDF][PDF] Urgent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy referrals cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

PS Phull, S MANN - Clin Med, 2020 - researchgate.net
Editor–The British Society of Gastroenterology have done a superb job in providing timely
and well thought-out guidance for endoscopy services following the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 …

Is this the tip of the iceberg six month outcomes for patients declining endoscopic investigation

T Archer, M Gariballa, N Nadeem… - United European …, 2021 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
Methods: A retrospective observational study of patients referred for an endoscopic
investigation at Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS trust between March 2020 and June 2020 …

Gastrointestinal cancer pathways may breakdown due to COVID-19

AM Verma, JK Nagpal - Frontline Gastroenterology, 2020 - fg.bmj.com
In 2018/2019, 587 517 patients in England were referred on an urgent gastrointestinal (GI)
two-week-wait (2WW) cancer pathway. 1 Patients attend straight-to-test endoscopy …

National endoscopy services: reflections on the impact of COVID-19

ID Penman - Frontline Gastroenterology, 2022 - fg.bmj.com
The Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on gastrointestinal endoscopy carries out a biennial census
of endoscopy services in the UK and these provide informative snapshots of aspects of …

COVID-19 and its impact on endoscopy services: what is the threshold for missed malignant diagnosis?

T He, MB MacIsaac, SJ Hume, AJ Thompson… - Gut, 2021 - gut.bmj.com
We read the study by Rutter et al1 with interest. The substantial decrease in the cancer
detection rate in the UK as a consequence of a reduction in endoscopy activity during the …

Qualitative fit testing

S Mann, M Afnan - Clinical Medicine, 2020 - rcpjournals.org
Editor–The British Society of Gastroenterology have done a superb job in providing timely
and well thought-out guidance for endoscopy services following the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 as a barrier to attending for gastrointestinal endoscopy: weighing up the risks

CJ Rees, MD Rutter, L Sharp, B Hayee… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Gastrointestinal endoscopy is the cornerstone of gastrointestinal cancer diagnostics.
Services were largely suspended during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic (appendix p …

Prioritisation of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic: outcomes of a novel triage pathway

T Archer, I Aziz, M Kurien, V Knott, A Ball - Frontline Gastroenterology, 2022 - fg.bmj.com
Objective The 2-week-wait (2ww) referral pathway is used in England to fast-track patients
with suspected colorectal cancer (CRC). A two-stage triage pathway was used to prioritise …

A snapshot of urgent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy care during the COVID‐19 outbreak in Italy

V D'Ovidio, C Lucidi, G Bruno, L Miglioresi… - Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly become
epidemic in Italy. 1 On March 9, 2020, the lockdown was officially declared by Italian …

[PDF][PDF] The use of a COVID-minimised pathway to restart outpatient endoscopy during Covid-19 pandemic–Is it safe for patients and staff?

A Murphy, S Thayalasekaran, AA Bailey… - isge.ie
COVID-19 has had a significant impact worldwide on GI endoscopy with a substantial
reduction in the delivery of service initially dropping down to 12% pre-pandemic levels in the …