Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Performance of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Non-time-sensitive gastrointestinal endoscopy was deferred because of the risk of exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but no population-based studies have quantified the adverse impact on gastrointestinal procedures. This study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), colonoscopy, ERCP, and abdominal ultrasonography (US) in South Korea.

Methods

This nationwide, population-based study compared the claim data of EGD, colonoscopy, ERCP, and abdominal US in 2020 and 2021 (COVID-19 era) with those in 2019 (before the COVID-19 era).

Results

During the first year (2020) of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual claim data of EGD and colonoscopy were reduced by 6.3% and 6.9%, respectively, but

SUBMITTER: Kim YK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12093996 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature