Perception of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Personnel on Society Recommendations on Personal Protective Equipment, Case Selection, and Scope Cleaning During Covid-19 Pandemic: An International Survey Study
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Background/Aims: The Thai Association for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy published recommendations on safe endoscopyduring the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to assess the practicality and applicability of therecommendations and the perceptions of endoscopy personnel on them. Methods: A validated questionnaire was sent to 1290 endoscopy personnel globally. Of these, the data of all 330 responders (25.6%)from 15 countries, related to the current recommendations on proper personal protective equipment (PPE), case selection, scopecleaning, and safety perception, were analyzed. Ordinal logistic regression was used to determine the relationships between thevariables. Results: Despite an overwhelming agreement with the recommendations on PPE (94.5%) and case selection (95.5%), theirpracticality and applicability on PPE recommendations and case selection were significantly lower (p=0.001, p=0.047, p<0.001, andp=0.032, respectively). Factors that were associated with lower sense of safety in endoscopy units were younger age (p=0.004), lessworking experience (p=0.008), in-training status (p=0.04), and higher national prevalence of COVID-19 (p=0.003). High prevalentcountries also had more difficulty implementing the guidelines (p<0.001) and they considered the PPE recommendations lesspractical and showed lower agreement with them (p<0.001 and p=0.008, respectively). A higher number of in-hospital COVID-19patients was associated with less agreement with PPE recommendations (p=0.039). Conclusions: Using appropriate PPE and case selection in endoscopic practice during a pandemic remains a challenge. Resourceavailability and local prevalence are critical factors influencing the adoption of the current guidelines.
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Background/Aims: The Thai Association for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy published recommendations on safe endoscopyduring the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to assess the practicality and applicability of therecommendations and the perceptions of endoscopy personnel on them. Methods: A validated questionnaire was sent to 1290 endoscopy personnel globally. Of these, the data of all 330 responders (25.6%)from 15 countries, related to the current recommendations on proper personal protective equipment (PPE), case selection, scopecleaning, and safety perception, were analyzed. Ordinal logistic regression was used to determine the relationships between thevariables. Results: Despite an overwhelming agreement with the recommendations on PPE (94.5%) and case selection (95.5%), theirpracticality and applicability on PPE recommendations and case selection were significantly lower (p=0.001, p=0.047, p<0.001, andp=0.032, respectively). Factors that were associated with lower sense of safety in endoscopy units were younger age (p=0.004), lessworking experience (p=0.008), in-training status (p=0.04), and higher national prevalence of COVID-19 (p=0.003). High prevalentcountries also had more difficulty implementing the guidelines (p<0.001) and they considered the PPE recommendations lesspractical and showed lower agreement with them (p<0.001 and p=0.008, respectively). A higher number of in-hospital COVID-19patients was associated with less agreement with PPE recommendations (p=0.039). Conclusions: Using appropriate PPE and case selection in endoscopic practice during a pandemic remains a challenge. Resourceavailability and local prevalence are critical factors influencing the adoption of the current guidelines.
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