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Endoscopy in inflammatory bowel diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period

This paper details updated endoscopic protocol for the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
This paper described how endoscopy is now considered a potential route of infection due to the nature of the procedure
In this paper, they describe 4 different scenarios which would warrant endoscopic procedures; including, new diagnosis of moderate-to-severe IBD, severe acute flare-up of ulcerative colitis, sub-acute obstruction in patients with IBD, and worsening cholangitis and jaundice in patients with IBD and PSC
Additionally, this paper provides a small section discussing the risks of postponing endoscopy in patients with IBD
Lastly, this paper does also contain some guidelines for PPE, however, these are very similar to PPE guidelines found in other papers like this one

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Updated 2021-01-03

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