Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of gastrointestinal endoscopy on COVID-19 infection remains poorly investigated. We herein performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the outcomes of COVID-19 in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Method

Ovid Medline, Ovid EMBASE, Ovid the Cochrane Library, and other electronic databases were searched until 30 November 2020 to identify publications with confirmed COVID-19 infection in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy. The primary outcomes were SARS-CoV-2 transmission, personal protective equipment use, rates of case fatality, complications, and procedural success.

Results

A total of 18 articles involving 329 patients were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The overall basic reproducti

SUBMITTER: Tan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8408897 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature