Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the time to endoscopy in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleedin.

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, endoscopic procedures are associated with a high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, in cases of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), priority should be given to an early endoscopy.

Objective: The main objective was to compare the time since arrival at the hospital and the performance of the endoscopy between both groups.