A typically high-volume endoscopy unit in Italy saw a significant reduction in procedures in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research presented at ESGE Days.
Sebastian M. Milluzzo, MD, from Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero in Brescia, Italy, said that since Italy was the first European country to experience a COVID-19 outbreak, hospitals there were seriously impacted in early 2020.