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7017292 
Journal Article 
Performing EUS during COVID-19 postendemic period: A report from endoscopy center in Wuhan 
Zhao, Y; Chen, Q; Guo, Q; Chen, N; Hou, W; Wang, Y; Qu, W; Tang, SJ; Sun, S; Cheng, B; , 
2020 
WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS 
MUMBAI 
93-97 
English 
32675462 
WOS:000641024500003 
In early April 2020, the 3-month-long city-wide lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, the epicenter of China during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic. However, continuing precautions are still practiced considering the risk of transmission from asymptomatic carriers. Given that COVID-19 is spread via airborne droplets, including aspiration of oral and fecal material through endoscopes, our endoscopy center has strategically assigned health-care providers to ensure triage workflow and to minimize concomitant exposure from potential asymptomatic carriers. Here, we share the experience of performing EUS-FNA during the COVID-19 pandemic and postendemic periods. We illustrate our workflow using a patient with a left adrenal mass as an example and followed a biosafety level-2 standard. We believe all endoscopy centers need to focus on these three directions: (1) pre-EUS patients risk assessment and triage, (2) Personal protective equipment (PPE), and (3) dressing code modalities. We fully adopted them in our hospital to reduce COVID-19 resurgence risk.