Improved team communication in endoscopic procedures by digital enhanced telecommunication during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Background and study aims  Unbiased communication is crucial for excellent teamwork in high-quality endoscopy. Personal protective equipment (PPE) (FFP-masks and face-shields) worn by endoscopists that are ubiquitous in the current COVID-19 pandemic strikingly impair communication. Digital enhancement approaches to maintain team communication, especially during complex endoscopic procedures, are urgently warranted. Materials and methods  A prospective, two-armed interventional study was performed at an endoscopy unit at a tertiary center in Germany. Two hundred and three endoscopic procedures with PPE se according to pandemic risk level were randomly assigned (1:1) to a group performed by an endoscopy team equipped with digital enhanced cordless telecommunication (DECT) or on

SUBMITTER: Sturm N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8759928 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature