Operational Strategies to Prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Spread in Radiology: Experience From a Singapore Radiology Department After Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.03.027 and PMC identifier 7128642.
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Abstract
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection spreads globally, the demand for chest imaging will inevitably rise with an accompanying increase in risk of disease transmission to frontline radiology staff. Radiology departments should implement strict infection control measures and robust operational plans to minimize disease transmission and mitigate potential impact of possible staff infection. In this article, the authors share several operational guidelines and strategies implemented in our practice to reduce spread of COVID-19 and maintain clinical and educational needs of a teaching hospital.
Medical subject headings
- Communicable Disease Control
- Coronavirus Infections
- Infection Control
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
- Pandemics
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Radiology Department, Hospital