Observational Study
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Sep 16, 2021; 13(9): 416-425
Published online Sep 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i9.416
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients
Patients characteristics

Male/female678 (59.7)/457 (40.3)
Age (mean ± SD), yr63.4 ± 14.5
Inpatient506 (44.6)
Outpatient598 (52.7)
Referral31 (2.7)
Recruitment per center
"Attikon" Hospital, Athens, Greece236 (20.8)
Aretaieio Hospital, Athens, Greece42 (3.7)
Foggia, Italy215 (18.9)
Verona, Italy235 (20.7)
Belgrade, Serbia19 (1.7)
Brussels, Belgium143 (12.6)
Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia149 (13.1)
Zagreb/Rijeka, Croatia96 (8.5)
Type of endoscopy1
Upper GI-endoscopies587 (46.3)
Colonoscopies/rectosigmoidoscopies444 (35.1)
ERCP178 (14.1)
EUS57 (4.5)

  • Citation: Papanikolaou IS, Tziatzios G, Chatzidakis A, Facciorusso A, Crinò SF, Gkolfakis P, Deriban G, Tadic M, Hauser G, Vezakis A, Jovanovic I, Muscatiello N, Meneghetti A, Miltiadou K, Stardelova K, Lacković A, Bourou MZ, Djuranovic S, Triantafyllou K. COVID-19 in the endoscopy unit: How likely is transmission of infection? Results from an international, multicenter study. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2021; 13(9): 416-425
  • URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v13/i9/416.htm
  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v13.i9.416