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Radiological management of COVID-19: structure your diagnostic path to guarantee a safe path.
Stramare, Roberto; Carretta, Giovanni; Capizzi, Alfio; Boemo, Deris Gianni; Contessa, Cristina; Motta, Raffaella; De Conti, Giorgio; Causin, Francesco; Giraudo, Chiara; Donato, Daniele.
  • Stramare R; Institute of Radiology, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35100, Padova, Italy.
  • Carretta G; Department of Directional Hospital Management, Azienda Ospedaliera Di Padova, Padova, Italy.
  • Capizzi A; Department of Directional Hospital Management, Azienda Ospedaliera Di Padova, Padova, Italy.
  • Boemo DG; Department of Directional Hospital Management, Azienda Ospedaliera Di Padova, Padova, Italy.
  • Contessa C; Department of Directional Hospital Management, Azienda Ospedaliera Di Padova, Padova, Italy.
  • Motta R; Institute of Radiology, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35100, Padova, Italy.
  • De Conti G; Radiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova, Padova, Italy.
  • Causin F; Neuroradiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova, Padova, Italy.
  • Giraudo C; Institute of Radiology, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35100, Padova, Italy. chiara.giraudo@unipd.it.
  • Donato D; Department of Directional Hospital Management, Azienda Ospedaliera Di Padova, Padova, Italy.
Radiol Med ; 125(7): 691-694, 2020 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-526588
ABSTRACT
The current COVID-19 outbreak is requiring a tremendous effort not only regarding the diagnostic and therapeutic approach but also in terms of global management of the delivered care. Hospital administrations had to provide a prompt response to a rapidly evolving emergency characterized by the necessity of giving access to an enormous number of infected patients, guaranteeing appropriate care to patients in need of other types of treatment, and simultaneously preserving the well-being of healthcare providers. To optimize the diagnostic pathway during the current COVID-19 outbreak, the hospital administration of our tertiary center applied a highly structured framework assigning specific tasks to the different units composing the Department of Imaging. In particular, since the beginning of the pandemic, a mobile CT scanner in a truck was rented and became operative for all patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 and another CT was assigned for all suspected cases. The success and efficacy of the management applied by our administration is demonstrated by the fact that during the outbreak, the radiological workflow was never interrupted. In fact, despite the national lockdown only a 29.3% decrease of CT scans occurred compared to the previous year. Moreover, none of the healthcare providers of the Department contracted the infection at work. Thus, according to the experience gained in our center, we recommend to all hospital administrations facing the COVID-19 outbreak to promptly adapt their resources, creating precise and safe pathways for their diagnostic units.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Radiology Department, Hospital / Radiography, Thoracic / Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Radiol Med Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S11547-020-01231-w

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Radiology Department, Hospital / Radiography, Thoracic / Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Radiol Med Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S11547-020-01231-w