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Recommendations for Reopening Endoscopy Units in Turkey: A Set-up Plan from a Tertiary Center in Istanbul

Volume 32 · Issue 2 Publish Date: February 15, 2021
Coşkun Özer Demirtas Çağlayan Keklikkıran Shahin Mehdiyev İlkay Ergenç Yeşim Özen Alahdab Feyza Gündüz Yusuf Yılmaz Özlen Atuğ Osman Cavit Özdoğan
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Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 32 · Issue 2

Pages: 113-115

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Published Online: February 15, 2021

Copyright © 2021 Coşkun Özer Demirtas, Çağlayan Keklikkıran, Shahin Mehdiyev, İlkay Ergenç, Yeşim Özen Alahdab, Feyza Gündüz, Yusuf Yılmaz, Özlen Atuğ, Osman Cavit Özdoğan

Coşkun Özer Demirtas
Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Çağlayan Keklikkıran
Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Shahin Mehdiyev
Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, İstanbul, Turkey
İlkay Ergenç
Covering the Cover Editor of this Issue
Yeşim Özen Alahdab
Covering the Cover Editor of this Issue
Feyza Gündüz
Covering the Cover Editor
Yusuf Yılmaz
Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey; Marmara University Gastroenterology Institute, İstanbul, Turkey
Özlen Atuğ
Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, İstanbul
Osman Cavit Özdoğan
GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi Gastroenteroloji Servisleri, İstanbul
Demirtas, C. Özer, Keklikkıran, Çağlayan, Mehdiyev, S., Ergenç, İlkay, Özen Alahdab, Y., Gündüz, F., … Özdoğan, O. C. (2021). Recommendations for Reopening Endoscopy Units in Turkey: A Set-up Plan from a Tertiary Center in Istanbul. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 32(2), 113–115. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2021.20434
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In the midst of Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, endoscopic procedures have been separated for only urgent and semi-urgent cases for the last few months to prevent transmission in endoscopy units. This approach will perhaps resolve the burden of elective procedures in the months ahead of us. As we observe a downtrend in new cases of COVID-19 in Turkey, a strategy for reopening endoscopy units is required. We are stepping into a time period where we should not only re-provide the essential services to our patients but also maintain the safety of healthcare workers and preserve the valuable personal protective equipment as well. Herein, we aim to share the available knowledge in performing endoscopy during the pandemic and the set-up plan of a tertiary center in Istanbul for reopening the endoscopy unit in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Journal Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume / Issue Volume 32 · Issue 2
Pages 113-115
DOI 10.5152/tjg.2021.20434
History
Published Online February 15, 2021
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Copyright (c) 2021 Coşkun Özer Demirtas, Çağlayan Keklikkıran, Shahin Mehdiyev, İlkay Ergenç, Yeşim Özen Alahdab, Feyza Gündüz, Yusuf Yılmaz, Özlen Atuğ, Osman Cavit Özdoğan
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Coşkun Özer Demirtas
Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Çağlayan Keklikkıran
Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Shahin Mehdiyev
Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, İstanbul, Turkey
İlkay Ergenç
Covering the Cover Editor of this Issue
Yeşim Özen Alahdab
Covering the Cover Editor of this Issue
Feyza Gündüz
Covering the Cover Editor
Yusuf Yılmaz
Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey; Marmara University Gastroenterology Institute, İstanbul, Turkey
Özlen Atuğ
Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, İstanbul
Osman Cavit Özdoğan
GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi Gastroenteroloji Servisleri, İstanbul
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Demirtas, C. Özer, Keklikkıran, Çağlayan, Mehdiyev, S., Ergenç, İlkay, Özen Alahdab, Y., Gündüz, F., … Özdoğan, O. C. (2021). Recommendations for Reopening Endoscopy Units in Turkey: A Set-up Plan from a Tertiary Center in Istanbul. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 32(2), 113–115. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2021.20434
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