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. 2021 Jan;53(1):1-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.09.029. Epub 2020 Oct 3.

How an endoscopy unit changed and was partially converted into an ICU during COVID-19 emergency in a tertiary referral hospital of Northern Italy

Vincenzo Giorgio Mirante  1 , Giorgio Mazzi  2 , Gerolamo Bevivino  3 , Francesca Parmeggiani  4 , Giorgio Iori  5 , Romano Sassatelli  6
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How an endoscopy unit changed and was partially converted into an ICU during COVID-19 emergency in a tertiary referral hospital of Northern Italy

Vincenzo Giorgio Mirante et al. Dig Liver Dis. 2021 Jan.
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Conflict of interest None declared.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Map of the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit. The Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit is on the ground floor of the new Oncological and Hematological Center of the Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova. Here, the map of the Unit is shown inside the red box.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Map of the new Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit. The new intensive care unit is shown inside the blue box. The new Endoscopy Unit with a U-shape pathway is shown outside the blue box.
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  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gastroenterology Divisions in Italy: A national survey.
    Maida M, Sferrazza S, Savarino E, Ricciardiello L, Repici A, Morisco F, Furnari M, Fuccio L, Morreale GC, Vitello A, Burra P, Marchi S, Annibale B, Benedetti A, Alvaro D, Ianiro G; Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE). Maida M, et al. Dig Liver Dis. 2020 Aug;52(8):808-815. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.05.017. Epub 2020 May 16. Dig Liver Dis. 2020. PMID: 32425733 Free PMC article.

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