Preparedness and Best Practice in Radiology Department for COVID-19 and Other Future Pandemics of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection.
J Thorac Imaging
; 35(4): 239-245, 2020 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-211584
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 global pandemic has emerged as an unprecedented health care crisis. To reduce risks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission in the Radiology Department, this article describes measures to increase the preparedness of Radiology Department, such as careful screening of staff and patients, thorough disinfection of equipments and rooms, appropriate use of personal protection equipment, and early isolation of patients with incidentally detected computed tomography findings suspicious for COVID-19. The familiarity of radiologists with clinical and imaging manifestations of COVID-19 pneumonia and their prognostic implications is essential to provide optimal care to patients.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Thorac Imaging
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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