Rethinking the need for overnight admission after peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM): a pandemic-driven approach to the future

Conclusions This study demonstrates the safety and feasibility of a SDD algorithm for POEM patients and challenges the necessity of routine post-POEM hospital admission. Critically important during the COVID-19 pandemic, this may in fact constitute a changing standard for POEM post-procedure care. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Endoscopy International Open - August 16, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Zhang, Linda Y. Bejjani, Michael Ghandour, Bachir Khashab, Mouen A. Tags: Innovation forum Source Type: research