Supplementary Table 1.
Summary of recommendations for endoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic from international/national societies of gastroenterology/gastrointestinal endoscopy, updated on March 26, 2020
| Recommendation | Report | All |
International and USA |
Canada, Latin America |
Europe |
Asia-Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 21 | N = 6 | N = 7 | N = 5 | N = 3 | ||
| Postpone nonurgent examinations | Yes | 20 (95) | 5 (83) | 7 (100) | 5 (100) | 3 (100) |
| Not reported | 1 (5) | 1 (17) | 0 ( 0) | 0 ( 0) | 0 (0) | |
| Prescreening of patients | Yes | 18 (86) | 5 (83) | 7 (100) | 3 (60) | 3 (100) |
| Not reported | 3 (14) | 1 (17) | 0 (0) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | |
| Patients should use masks | Yes for all | 4 (19) | 1 (17) | 2 (29) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) |
| Yes if symptoms | 3 (14) | 1 (17) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 1 (33) | |
| Not reported | 14 (67) | 4 (67) | 4 (57) | 4 (80) | 2 (67) | |
| Reduce people who accompany patients | Yes | 8 (38) | 1 (17) | 5 (71) | 1 (20) | 1 (33) |
| Not reported | 13 (62) | 5 (83) | 2 (29) | 4 (80) | 2 (67) | |
| Train PPE use by HCW | Yes | 10 (48) | 4 (67) | 3 (43) | 1 (20) | 2 (67) |
| Not reported | 11 (52) | 2 (33) | 4 (57) | 4 (80) | 1 (33) | |
| Measure body temperature of HCW before starting work | Yes | 6 (29) | 3 (50) | 2 (29) | 0 (0) | 1 (33) |
| Not reported | 15 (71) | 3 (50) | 5 (71) | 5 (100) | 2 (67) | |
| HCW should use standard medical masks when in contact with patients before examinations | Yes for all | 5 (24) | 2 (33) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 2 (67) |
| Not reported | 16 (76) | 4 (67) | 6 (86) | 5 (100) | 1 (33) | |
| Use of PPE during examination | Yes | 21 (100) | 6 (100) | 7 (100) | 5 (100) | 3 (100) |
| Check patient’s temperature before, during, or after endoscopic procedure | Yes | 4 (19) | 2 (33) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 1 (33) |
| Not reported | 17 (81) | 4 (67) | 6 (86) | 5 (100) | 2 (67) | |
| Contact patient 14 days after GIE procedure for signs/symptoms surveillance | Yes | 4 (19) | 3 (50) | 1 (14) | 0 ( 0) | 0 ( 0) |
| Not reported | 17 (81) | 3 (50) | 6 (86) | 5 (100) | 3 (100) | |
| Self-surveillance by of HCW for symptoms | Yes | 7 (33) | 1 (17) | 2 (29) | 2 (40) | 2 (67) |
| Not reported | 14 (67) | 5 (83) | 5 (71) | 3 (60) | 1 (33) | |
| Follow standard reprocessing of endoscopes | No | 12 (57) | 4 (67) | 4 (57) | 2 (40) | 2 (67) |
| Yes | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (33) | |
| Not reported | 8 (38) | 2 (33) | 3 (43) | 3 (60) | 0 (0) |
Data expressed as n (%).
GIE, GI endoscopy; HCW, healthcare worker; PPE, personal protective equipment.