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cord-263647-svvvwiqs	Han, Jimin	Sharing Our Experience of Operating an Endoscopy Unit in the Midst of a COVID-19 Outbreak	2020-03-30		.txt	text/plain	1439	85	54	Since the first confirmed case (a Chinese visitor from Wuhan) in the Republic of Korea was reported on January 21, 2020, 1 our endoscopy unit has been operated under the strict attention on safety in order to protect healthcare personnel as well as patients. Ever since the first case of COVID-19 in Daegu was reported on February 18, our hospital had implemented a rigorous rule of wearing facial masks (surgical mask or N95) and frequent handwashing for all healthcare personnel in the endoscopy unit. Prior to endoscopic procedures, every patient was screened and risk stratified for COVID-19 by history taking for potential exposure to infection, symptoms such as fever and coughing, and measurement of body temperature. During the two weeks of self-isolation of the endoscopy unit nurses, 20 procedures of urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) were performed. To eliminate the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the endoscopy unit, rigorous safety measures for both healthcare personnel and patients are prerequisite.	./cache/cord-263647-svvvwiqs.txt	./txt/cord-263647-svvvwiqs.txt