The influence of the COVID-19 epidemic on the gastrointestinal endoscopy practice in China: a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

With the worldwide spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it has devastated the economy and taken a toll on people' life in every aspects. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the influence of the COVID-19 epidemic on the GI endoscopy practice in China.

Methods

The nationwide survey conducted from 13 to 19 April, 2020. A predesigned standard structured questionnaire was sent to all members of the Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy (CSDE) in mainland China by email. Number of various GI endoscopic procedures and participants getting endoscopic training from January 1 to April 10, 2020 (the COVID-19 period) and the same period of 2019 were collected and analyzed.

Results

A total of 468 hospitals responded to this survey, and most of them (8

SUBMITTER: Chai N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7657378 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature