European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

EVALUATION THE QUALITY AND PRACTICE OF ENDOSCOPY IN COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND ITS EFFECTS DUE TO USE OF FACE SHIELD

*Rauf Jan and Dr. Sher Alam

ABSTRACT

Objective: The objective of this study is to identify evaluation the quality and practice of endoscopy in covid 19 pandemic and its effects due to use of face shield. Materials and Methods: This research was carried out at Gastroenterology Department, PIMS Islamabad. Study design was randomized control trial and duration of the study was ten months in which a total of 106 patients absolute precision with expected percentage of endoscopy as 62.5% and BES injection as 37.5%. Results: Among 106 subjects the 72 (67.9%) were Male and 34 (32.0%) were Female. Duration of the study was ten months in which a total of 106 patients absolute precision with expected percentage of endoscopy as 62.5% and BES injection as 37.5%. In total, 106 study patients had undergone screening or surveillance colonoscopy (face shield group, n = 53; non-face shield group, n = 53). No statistically significant between-group differences were observed (PDR, 50.03 vs. 54.61%, p = 0.301. No statistically significant differences were found in the CRR (74.33 vs 90.17%, p = 1.045) and procedure times (21.32 ± 8.12 vs. 20.14 ± 13.51, p = 0.765). Conlcusion: Wearing face masks during COVID-19 violence did not affect the quality indicators of GI endoscopy.

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