Year 2020 / Volume 112 / Number 6
Letter
Personal protective equipment during activity resumption in endoscopy units: waterproof gowns in the daily practice

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2020.7198/2020

Andres Sánchez Yagüe,

Abstract
Adapting endoscopy units to the resumption of services remains challenging. Published recommendations for the resumption of endoscopy services are logical but, in some cases, may prove difficult to put into practice in the daily workflow of most centers. In relation to the SEED-AEG position statement document, we agree on the use of personal protective equipment during the procedures including footwear, body, hand, face, and hair protection. Since gloves are changed for all interventions, body protection would be the most problematic of all protection equipment as both the forearm and trunk areas can potentially come into contact with the endoscope, which in turn, is inserted into the patient.
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1. Documento de posicionamiento SEED-AEG. Available from : https://wseed.org/images/site/guia_clinica/2020/Resumen_Posicionamiento_AEG-SEED_reinicio_endoscopia_tras_COVID19.pdf [consultado 2020 Abril 27]
2. Crespo J, Andrade R, Alberca de Las Parras F, et al. Resumption of activity in gastroenterology departments. Recommendations by SEPD, AEEH, GETECCU and AEG. Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2020 (in press)
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Received: 28/04/2020

Accepted: 04/05/2020

Online First: 04/06/2020

Published: 08/06/2020

Article Online First time: 37 days

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