ノナカ コウイチ
Nonaka Kouichi
野中 康一 所属 医学部 医学科(東京女子医科大学病院) 職種 教授 |
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論文種別 | 症例報告 |
言語種別 | 英語 |
査読の有無 | 査読なし |
表題 | Emergency lower gastrointestinal endoscopy performed safely in a COVID-19 patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) with hemorrhagic shock. |
掲載誌名 | 正式名:Clinical journal of gastroenterology 略 称:Clin J Gastroenterol ISSNコード:18657265/18657265 |
掲載区分 | 国外 |
巻・号・頁 | 14(4),pp.1182-1185 |
著者・共著者 | MISUMI Yoshitsugu, FUJII Yuko, YAGUCHI Arino, NONAKA Kouichi |
担当区分 | 最終著者 |
発行年月 | 2021/08 |
概要 | Emergency endoscopy in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients should be avoided whenever possible to ensure the safety of medical staff; however, it may be unavoidable in some cases. We report a case of emergency lower gastrointestinal endoscopy performed with full personal protective equipment in a patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with severe COVID-19 pneumonia admitted in a restricted area under negative pressure in the intensive care unit. To avoid the risk of fecal-oral transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during the procedure, the patient's lower body was covered with a 2 m2 vinyl sheet with an aperture (diameter, approximately 2 cm). None of the medical staff involved exhibited any signs of SARS-CoV-2 infection after the procedure. Although patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation have a high risk of bleeding, we believe that emergency lower endoscopy can be safely performed in such patients by reducing exposure to dispersed feces and using full personal protective equipment. |
DOI | 10.1007/s12328-021-01439-x |
PMID | 34008112 |