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Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 31 · Issue 5
Pages: 348-355
History
Published Online: May 15, 2020
Copyright © 2020 Gökhan Kabaçam, Murat Dayangaç, Enver Üçbilek, Cemal Nuri Erçin, Fulya Günsar, Murat Akyıldız, Mesut Akarsu, Mehmet Demir, Sabahattin Kaymakoğlu, Zeki Karasu, Ramazan İdilman
Gökhan Kabaçam
Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Lokman Hekim Hospital, Ankara
Murat Dayangaç
Department of Surgery, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir
Enver Üçbilek
Department of Gastroenterology, Mersin University, School of Medicine, Mersin
Cemal Nuri Erçin
Department of Gastroenterology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara
Fulya Günsar
Ege University, Medical faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Murat Akyıldız
Departments of Gastroenterology, Ege University, School of Medicine, İzmir
Mesut Akarsu
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, İzmir, Turkey
Mehmet Demir
Department of Gastroenterology, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
Sabahattin Kaymakoğlu
Department of Gastroenterology, İstanbul University, İstanbul School of Medicine, İstanbul
Zeki Karasu
Department of Gastroenterology, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
Ramazan İdilman
Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Kabaçam, G., Dayangaç, M., Üçbilek, E., Erçin, C. N., Günsar, F., Akyıldız, M., … İdilman, R. (2020). The COVID-19 pandemic: Clinical practice advice for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and liver transplant specialists. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 31(5), 348–355. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2020.20413
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a novel acute infectious disease that has rapidly reached staggering pandemic proportions. This document addresses gastroenterologists, hepatologists, liver transplant specialist and health-care professionals working in the field of liver diseases and liver transplantation. It has been composed based on a limited number of publications, recommendations of national and international liver and organ transplantation societies, and COVID-19 patient experiences around the world. The purpose of this document is to provide information addressing questions and concerns about COVID-19, to reveal the effects of the novel disease on patients with chronic liver disease and liver transplant recipients, and to share information about the ways in which this pandemic will affect clinical practices. We, the Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver (TASL), would like to remind you that this text could actually be not a practical guide. It is imperative to act according to the standards set by health-care institutions and the Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey.
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Published In
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Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
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Volume 31 · Issue 5
Pages
348-355
History
Published Online
May 15, 2020
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Copyright (c) 2020 Gökhan Kabaçam, Murat Dayangaç, Enver Üçbilek, Cemal Nuri Erçin, Fulya Günsar, Murat Akyıldız, Mesut Akarsu, Mehmet Demir, Sabahattin Kaymakoğlu, Zeki Karasu, Ramazan İdilman
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Gökhan Kabaçam
Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Lokman Hekim Hospital, Ankara
Murat Dayangaç
Department of Surgery, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir
Enver Üçbilek
Department of Gastroenterology, Mersin University, School of Medicine, Mersin
Cemal Nuri Erçin
Department of Gastroenterology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara
Fulya Günsar
Ege University, Medical faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Murat Akyıldız
Departments of Gastroenterology, Ege University, School of Medicine, İzmir
Mesut Akarsu
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, İzmir, Turkey
Mehmet Demir
Department of Gastroenterology, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
Sabahattin Kaymakoğlu
Department of Gastroenterology, İstanbul University, İstanbul School of Medicine, İstanbul
Zeki Karasu
Department of Gastroenterology, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
Ramazan İdilman
Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Cite this Article
Kabaçam, G., Dayangaç, M., Üçbilek, E., Erçin, C. N., Günsar, F., Akyıldız, M., … İdilman, R. (2020). The COVID-19 pandemic: Clinical practice advice for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and liver transplant specialists. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 31(5), 348–355. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2020.20413
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