{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["52(12)"],"submitter":["Belle A"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has majorly affected medical activity around the world. We sought to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy activity in France.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a web-based survey, including 35 questions on the responders and their endoscopic practice, from 23 March to 27 March 2020, sent to the 3300 French gastroenterologists practicing endoscopy.<h4>Results</h4>694 GI endoscopists (21 %) provided analyzable data; of these, 29.4 % (204/694) were involved in the management of COVID-19 patients outside the endoscopy department. During the study period, 98.7 % (685/694) of endoscopists had had to cancel procedures. There were 89 gastroenterologists (12.8 %) who reported symptoms compatible with COVID-19 infection, "],"journal":["Endoscopy"],"pagination":["1111-1115"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7724577"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastrointestinal endoscopy activity in France."],"pmcid":["PMC7724577"],"pubmed_authors":["Gincul R","Vaillant E","Laquiere A","Robaszkiewicz M","Chaussade S","Quentin V","Rahmi G","Bernardini D","Barret M","Costil V","Bories E","Denis B","Belle A","Koch S","Vienne A","Dumeiran F","Karsenti D","Gronier O","Lecomte T","Vanbiervliet G","Tarrerias AL","French Society of Digestive Endoscopy (Société Française d’Endoscopie Digestive)"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastrointestinal endoscopy activity in France.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has majorly affected medical activity around the world. We sought to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy activity in France.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a web-based survey, including 35 questions on the responders and their endoscopic practice, from 23 March to 27 March 2020, sent to the 3300 French gastroenterologists practicing endoscopy.<h4>Results</h4>694 GI endoscopists (21 %) provided analyzable data; of these, 29.4 % (204/694) were involved in the management of COVID-19 patients outside the endoscopy department. During the study period, 98.7 % (685/694) of endoscopists had had to cancel procedures. There were 89 gastroenterologists (12.8 %) who reported symptoms compatible with COVID-19 infection, ","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 Dec","modification":"2025-04-03T21:34:57.119Z","creation":"2025-04-03T21:34:57.119Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7724577","cross_references":{"pubmed":["32557489"],"doi":["10.1055/a-1201-9618"]}}