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KMID : 1812020200260030299
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Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
2020 Volume.26 No. 3 p.299 ~ p.310
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The Practice of Gastrointestinal Motility Laboratory During COVID-19 Pandemic: Position Statements of the Asian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association (ANMA-GML-COVID-19 Position Statements)
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Siah Kewin T. H.
Rahman M. Masudur
Ong Andrew M. L.
Soh Alex Y. S.
Lee Yeong Yeh
Xiao Yinglian
Sachdeva Sanjeev
Jung Kee-Wook
Wang Yen-Po
Oshima Tadayuki
Patcharatrakul Tanisa
Tseng Ping-Huei
Goyal Omesh
Pang Junxiong
Lai Christopher K. C.
Park Jung-Ho
Mahadeva Sanjiv
Cho Yu-Kyung
Wu Justin C. Y.
Ghoshal Uday C.
Miwa Hiroto
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Abstract
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During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, practices of gastrointestinal procedures within the digestive tract require special precautions due to the risk of contraction of severe acute respiratoy syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Many procedures in the gastrointestinal motility laboratory may be considered moderate to high-risk for viral transmission. Healthcare staff working in gastrointestinal motility laboratories are frequently exposed to splashes, air droplets, mucus, or saliva during the procedures. Moreover, some are aerosol-generating and thus have a high risk of viral transmission. There are multiple guidelines on the practices of gastrointestinal endoscopy during this pandemic. However, such guidelines are still lacking and urgently needed for the practice of gastrointestinal motility laboratories. Hence, the Asian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association had organized a group of gastrointestinal motility experts and infectious disease specialists to produce a position statement paper based-on current available evidence and consensus opinion with aims to provide a clear guidance on the practices of gastrointestinal motility laboratories during the COVID-19 pandemic. This guideline covers a wide range of topics on gastrointestinal motility activities from scheduling a motility test, the precautions at different steps of the procedure to disinfection for the safety and well-being of the patients and the healthcare workers. These practices may vary in different countries depending on the stages of the pandemic, local or institutional policy, and the availability of healthcare resources. This guideline is useful when the transmission rate of SARS-CoV-2 is high. It may change rapidly depending on the situation of the epidemic and when new evidence becomes available.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, Esophageal motility disorders, Gastrointestinal diseases, Gastrointestinal motility, Infection control
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