TY - JOUR T1 - Recommendations for the reopening and activity resumption of the neurogastroenterology units in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Position of the Sociedad Latinoamericana de Neurogastroenterología JO - Revista de Gastroenterología de México T2 - AU - Remes-Troche,J.M. AU - Valdovinos-Diaz,M.A. AU - Viebig,R. AU - Defilippi,C. AU - Bustos-Fernández,L.M. AU - Sole,L. AU - Hani-Amador,A.C. SN - 2255534X M3 - 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2020.07.004 DO - 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2020.07.004 UR - http://revistagastroenterologiamexico.org/en-recommendations-for-reopening-activity-resumption-articulo-S2255534X2030092X AB - The COVID 19 pandemic has forced the establishment of measures to avoid contagion during diagnostic and therapeutic tests in gastroenterology. Gastrointestinal motility studies involve a high and intermediate risk of transmission of infection by this virus. Given its elective or non-urgent indication in most cases, we recommend deferring the performance of these tests until there is a significant control of the infection rate in each country, during the pandemic. When health authorities allow a return to normalcy and in the absence of effective treatment or a preventive vaccine for COVID 19 infection, we recommend a strict protocol to classify patients according to their infectious-contagious status through the appropriate use of tests to detect the virus and its immune response, as well as the use of protective measures to be followed by health personnel to avoid contagion during the performance of a gastrointestinal motility test. ER -