Abstract

In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, endoscopic procedures in hospital-based or freestanding facilities were cancelled or delayed.1 Accordingly, endoscopy units have had to act rapidly to protect both staff and patients, weighing the safety of performing urgent procedures against the risk of aerosolization. Although various gastroenterological societies have issued guidance, these recommendations have in some cases been unclear, based on expert opinion rather than empiric evidence, and incongruent.

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