The COVID-19 pandemic impact on gross income and utilization of radiologic services in a Philippine COVID-19 public tertiary referral hospital

Background@#The global economy has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic which proved to be more than a public health crisis. Volume and gross income have also declined in the health service sector including the diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy divisions of the radiology departments in other countries. @*Objective@#This study determined the change in volume and gross income of the Radiology Department of a tertiary hospital which was designated as a COVID-19 referral center in the Philippines.@*Methodology@#Monthly records of the profit centers of the Radiology Department were reviewed noting the volume and gross income one year before and during the first year of the pandemic. @*Results@#Records were successfully retrieved for the volume of procedures and revenue for each profit center from one year before the pandemic (from March 1, 2019 to February 28, 2020) and the first year of the pandemic (from March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021). There was a total reduction of 120,046 procedures conducted and Php 84,837,614.16 in revenues generated between the two periods. This is equivalent to a 61.98% (range: 47.92% to 83.37%) decrease in the volume of procedures and a 45.02% (range: 31.08% to 77.86%) decrease in revenue. These changes were found to be statistically significant.@*Conclusion@#The COVID-19 pandemic caused a decline of all profit centers in the Radiology Department. The decline was associated with changes in quarantine restrictions. Data from this study may help the administration of the institution or other institutions to conduct their own studies and cope with future pandemics of similar magnitude or further surges of the current pandemic on decisions regarding budget and resource allocation.

Efetividade de intervenções de enfermagem preventivas de respostas adversas a meio de contraste iodado: protocolo de revisão sistemática / Effectiveness of nursing interventions to prevent adverse reactions to iodinated cotrast media: systematic review protocol

Resumo O objetivo desta revisão é identificar evidências disponíveis na literatura sobre intervenções de enfermagem preventivas de respostas adversas ao meio de contraste iodado. A questão de pesquisa para esse estudo é a seguinte: "Qual a eficácia das ações de enfermagem preventivas de reações adversas desenvolvidas por pacientes que receberão contraste iodado? " Baseada nas questões que envolvem a segurança do paciente ao risco de evento adverso. Método: revisão sistemática baseada no protocolo do Joanna Briggs Institute, que prevê a formulação de uma questão norteadora, definição de descritores, participação de dois revisores, definição de critérios de inclusão e exclusão dos estudos, definição de bases de dados eletrônicas, seleção dos estudos, análise crítica dos artigos e síntese dos dados com a recomendação do grau de evidência. Resultados esperados: levantamento de evidências científicas para prevenção de respostas adversas ao meio de contraste iodado, bem como fornecer meios para segurança da assistência de enfermagem radiológica.

Abstract This review aimed to identify evidence available in the literature about nursing interventions to prevent adverse reactions to iodinated contrast media. The research question for this study - "How effective are nursing actions at preventing adverse reactions in patients who will receive iodinated contrast?" - is based on issues that involve patient safety regarding the risk of adverse events. Method: systematic review based on the Joanna Briggs Institute protocol, which provides for the formulation of a guiding question, definition of descriptors, participation of two reviewers, definition of inclusion and exclusion criteria for studies, definition of electronic databases, selection of studies , critical analysis of the articles and synthesis of the data with the recommendation of the degree of evidence. Expected results: survey of scientific evidence to prevent adverse responses to the iodinated contrast medium, as well as provide means for the safety of radiological nursing care.

Resumen El objetivo de esta revisión es identificar la evidencia disponible en la literatura sobre intervenciones preventivas de enfermería para las respuestas adversas a los medios de contraste yodados. La pregunta de investigación para este estudio es la siguiente: "¿Qué tan efectivas son las acciones de enfermería preventiva para las reacciones adversas desarrolladas por pacientes que recibirán contraste yodado?" Basado en cuestiones que involucran la seguridad del paciente a riesgo de un evento adverso. Método: revisión sistemática basada en el protocolo del Instituto Joanna Briggs, que prevé la formulación de una pregunta guía, definición de descriptores, participación de dos revisores, definición de criterios de inclusión y exclusión para estudios, definición de bases de datos electrónicas, selección de estúdios, análisis crítico de los artículos y síntesis de los datos con la recomendación del grado de evidencia. Resultados esperados: encuesta de evidencia científica para prevenir respuestas adversas al medio de contraste yodado, así como proporcionar medios para la seguridad de la atención radiológica de enfermería.