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KMID : 1038120210540040522
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Clinical Endoscopy
2021 Volume.54 No. 4 p.522 ~ p.525
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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test: Role in Screening Prior to Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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Dalal Ashok
Sonika Ujjwal
Kumar Manish
George Roshan
Kumar Ajay
Srivastava Siddharth
Sachdeva Sanjeev
Sharma Barjesh Chander
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Abstract
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Background/Aims: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic has affected the gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy units globally owing to the risk of transmission. We present our data on the use of rapid antigen test (RAT) as a screening tool prior to endoscopy to prevent the transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent any GI endoscopic procedure from July 2020 to October 2020 at a tertiary referral center in New Delhi, India. All patients underwent screening for COVID-19 using RAT, and endoscopy was performed only when the RAT was negative. The data are presented as numbers and percentages.
Results: A total of 3,002 endoscopic procedures were performed during the study period. Only one endoscopic procedure was performed in a COVID-19 positive patient. A total of 53 healthcare workers were involved in conducting these procedures. Only 2 healthcare workers (3.8%) were diagnosed COVID-19 positive, presumably due to community-acquired infection, during this period.
Conclusions: The COVID-19 RAT is easily usable as a simple screening tool prior to GI endoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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KEYWORD
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Cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde, COVID-19, Endoscopy, SARS-COV-2 antigen testing
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