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. 2020 Aug;159(2):739-758.e4.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.03.072. Epub 2020 Apr 1.

AGA Rapid Recommendations for Gastrointestinal Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Shahnaz Sultan  1 , Joseph K Lim  2 , Osama Altayar  3 , Perica Davitkov  4 , Joseph D Feuerstein  5 , Shazia M Siddique  6 , Yngve Falck-Ytter  4 , Hashem B El-Serag  7 ; AGA Institute. Electronic address: ewilson@gastro.org
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AGA Rapid Recommendations for Gastrointestinal Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Shahnaz Sultan et al. Gastroenterology. 2020 Aug.
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Surgical masks and N95 masks.
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PAPR mask.
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(A) Donning and (B) doffing of PPE.
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WHO phases of a pandemic.
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Flowchart. EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy; EMR, endoscopic mucosal resection; FIT, fecal immunochemical test; GIB, gastrointestinal bleeding.
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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses flow diagram of included studies. DOH, Department of Health.
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Search strategy.
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Search strategy.
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Forest plot. Exposed vs unexposed health care workers to tracheal intubation as a risk factor for SARS transmission from systematic review by Tran et al. M-H, Mantel-Haenszel.
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Forest plot. PAPR +N95 vs N95 in reducing contamination of health care workers. M-H, Mantel-Haenszel.
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Forest plot. Double gloves compared to single gloves for prevention of contamination. M-H, Mantel-Haenszel.
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