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cord-270665-z4l3lq39	Tian, Qing	Endoscopic mask innovation and protective measures changes during the COVID‐19 pandemic: experience from a Chinese hepato‐biliary‐pancreatic unit	2020-07-23		.txt	text/plain	1833	115	44	However, due to the distinctive epidemiological characteristics of SARS‐CoV‐2 (the virus causing COVID‐19), healthcare providers are exposed to the patient's respiratory and gastrointestinal fluids, rendering endoscopy a high risk for transmitting a nosocomial infection. This article introduces preventive measures for endoscopic treatment enacted in our medical center during COVID‐19, including the adjustment of indications, the application of endoscope protective equipment, the design and application of endoscopic masks and splash‐proof films, and novel recommendations for bedside endoscope pre‐sterilization. During the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the distinctive epidemiological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2, endoscopy poses a high risk of nosocomial infection, since healthcare providers are exposed to the patient's respiratory and gastrointestinal fluids 6 . 6) All medical personnel who a) have fever or respiratory symptoms, b) had contact with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients, c) live in or had contact with individuals residing in areas where the disease is prevalent, or d) recently returned from a high-pandemic area or country should undergo self-isolation for 14 days.	./cache/cord-270665-z4l3lq39.txt	./txt/cord-270665-z4l3lq39.txt