Delays in urgent endoscopic interventions in a gastrointestinal endoscopy referral center and dedicated COVID unit: Riding the waves?

Dig Liver Dis. 2021 Oct;53(10):1228-1231. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2021.07.036. Epub 2021 Aug 8.

Authors

Andrei Voiosu¹, Bianca Alexandra Dinescu², Andreea Benguș³, Radu Bogdan Mateescu¹, Mihail Radu Voiosu⁴, Theodor Voiosu¹

Affiliations

¹ Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Colentina clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
² Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Colentina clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
⁴ Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Case management; Endoscopy; Procedural delay.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19 / complications*
Delayed Diagnosis
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Gastrointestinal Diseases / therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Romania
SARS-CoV-2
Tertiary Care Centers
Time-to-Treatment