The Impact of COVID-19 on Gastrointestinal Motility Testing in Asia and Europe
Background: The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has high infection and mortality rates, and has become a pandemic. The infection and mortality rates are lower in Asian countries than in European countries. This study aimed to conduct a survey on the effects of COVID-19 on the capacity to perform...
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| author | Hideki Mori Jolien Schol Annelies Geeraerts I-Hsuan Huang Sawangpong Jandee Sutep Gonlachanvit Ping-Huei Tseng Ching-Liang Lu Takeshi Kamiya Nayoung Kim Yeong Yeh Lee Shiko Kuribayashi Jan Tack Hidekazu Suzuki |
| author_facet | Hideki Mori Jolien Schol Annelies Geeraerts I-Hsuan Huang Sawangpong Jandee Sutep Gonlachanvit Ping-Huei Tseng Ching-Liang Lu Takeshi Kamiya Nayoung Kim Yeong Yeh Lee Shiko Kuribayashi Jan Tack Hidekazu Suzuki |
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| description | Background: The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has high infection and mortality rates, and has become a pandemic. The infection and mortality rates are lower in Asian countries than in European countries. This study aimed to conduct a survey on the effects of COVID-19 on the capacity to perform gastrointestinal motility tests in Asian countries compared with European countries. Methods: We used the questionnaire previously established by our team for researchers in European countries. The correlation between the decreased rate of gastrointestinal motility and function tests, and the infection/mortality rates of COVID-19 and stringency of a government’s interventions in each country was analysed and protective measures were assessed. Results: In total, 58 gastroenterologists/motility experts in Asian countries responded to this survey. The infection/mortality rates of COVID-19 and Stringency Index had a significant impact on the testing capacity of oesophageal manometry and catheter-based pH monitoring. In European countries, most facilities used filtering facepiece 2/3 (FFP2/3) masks during oesophageal motility studies. Meanwhile, in Asian countries, most facilities used surgical masks. Conclusion: The total infection and mortality rates of COVID-19 can affect the rate of gastrointestinal motility testing and the type of protective equipment that must be used. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bce376dc6afb42b78aaccc0d727005be2023-11-20T15:47:55ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832020-10-01910318910.3390/jcm9103189The Impact of COVID-19 on Gastrointestinal Motility Testing in Asia and EuropeHideki Mori0Jolien Schol1Annelies Geeraerts2I-Hsuan Huang3Sawangpong Jandee4Sutep Gonlachanvit5Ping-Huei Tseng6Ching-Liang Lu7Takeshi Kamiya8Nayoung Kim9Yeong Yeh Lee10Shiko Kuribayashi11Jan Tack12Hidekazu Suzuki13Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Diseases (TARGID), University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Diseases (TARGID), University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Diseases (TARGID), University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Diseases (TARGID), University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Diseases (TARGID), University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumCenter of Excellence on Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, ThailandDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, TaiwanEndoscopy Center for Diagnosis and Treatment, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, TaiwanDepartment of Medical Innovation, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, JapanDepartment of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, KoreaSchool of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu 15200, MalaysiaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi 371-8511, JapanDepartment of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Diseases (TARGID), University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara 259-1193, JapanBackground: The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has high infection and mortality rates, and has become a pandemic. The infection and mortality rates are lower in Asian countries than in European countries. This study aimed to conduct a survey on the effects of COVID-19 on the capacity to perform gastrointestinal motility tests in Asian countries compared with European countries. Methods: We used the questionnaire previously established by our team for researchers in European countries. The correlation between the decreased rate of gastrointestinal motility and function tests, and the infection/mortality rates of COVID-19 and stringency of a government’s interventions in each country was analysed and protective measures were assessed. Results: In total, 58 gastroenterologists/motility experts in Asian countries responded to this survey. The infection/mortality rates of COVID-19 and Stringency Index had a significant impact on the testing capacity of oesophageal manometry and catheter-based pH monitoring. In European countries, most facilities used filtering facepiece 2/3 (FFP2/3) masks during oesophageal motility studies. Meanwhile, in Asian countries, most facilities used surgical masks. Conclusion: The total infection and mortality rates of COVID-19 can affect the rate of gastrointestinal motility testing and the type of protective equipment that must be used.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/10/3189SARS-CoV-2COVID-19oesophageal manometrycatheter-based pH-monitoringwireless pH-monitoring (Bravo<sup>®</sup>)anorectal manometry |
| spellingShingle | Hideki Mori Jolien Schol Annelies Geeraerts I-Hsuan Huang Sawangpong Jandee Sutep Gonlachanvit Ping-Huei Tseng Ching-Liang Lu Takeshi Kamiya Nayoung Kim Yeong Yeh Lee Shiko Kuribayashi Jan Tack Hidekazu Suzuki The Impact of COVID-19 on Gastrointestinal Motility Testing in Asia and Europe Journal of Clinical Medicine SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 oesophageal manometry catheter-based pH-monitoring wireless pH-monitoring (Bravo<sup>®</sup>) anorectal manometry |
| title | The Impact of COVID-19 on Gastrointestinal Motility Testing in Asia and Europe |
| title_full | The Impact of COVID-19 on Gastrointestinal Motility Testing in Asia and Europe |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of COVID-19 on Gastrointestinal Motility Testing in Asia and Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of COVID-19 on Gastrointestinal Motility Testing in Asia and Europe |
| title_short | The Impact of COVID-19 on Gastrointestinal Motility Testing in Asia and Europe |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 on gastrointestinal motility testing in asia and europe |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 oesophageal manometry catheter-based pH-monitoring wireless pH-monitoring (Bravo<sup>®</sup>) anorectal manometry |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/10/3189 |
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