Table 5.
Steps needed to re-open the endoscopy suites.
| Critical (%) | Important (%) | Helpful but not important (%) | Not needed (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presence of adequate PPE | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Point of care testing with rapid results for patients coming in for endoscopy | 66.7 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 |
| Point of care testing with rapid results to check physicians and endoscopy healthcare workers on a daily basis in endoscopy | 38.5 | 38.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Point of care test that indicates if antibodies are present or not | 23.1 | 30.8 | 46.1 | 0 |
| Regional decrease in total number of new COVID-19 positive cases | 61.5 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Adequate training of staff to screen for COVID-19 and manage suspected COVID-19 patients | 84.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0 |