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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2021; 09(03): E280-E283
DOI: 10.1055/a-1333-6635
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Capsule endoscopy practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations from the Capsule Endoscopy Group of the Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy

Zhuan Liao
1   Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
,
Shuixiang He
2   Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
,
Weihong Sha
3   Department of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
,
Zhijie Feng
4   Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
,
Xiaomei Sun
5   Digestive Disease Hospital of Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
,
Jun Wan
6   Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
,
Jun Pan
1   Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
,
Shasha Wang
7   Department of Gastroenterology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
,
Enqiang Linghu
7   Department of Gastroenterology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
,
Zhaoshen Li
1   Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
,
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Abstract

The Capsule Endoscopy Group of the Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy has issued recommendations for capsule endoscopy (CE) practice during the COVID-19 pandemic to standardize workflow, preventive strategies, and management of a CE unit and in so doing, ensure the safety of both medical staff and patients.



Publication History

Received: 25 June 2020

Accepted: 11 November 2020

Article published online:
18 February 2021

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