Preparedness and Best Practice in Radiology Department for COVID-19 and Other Future Pandemics of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection
Journal
Journal of Thoracic Imaging
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
4
Pages
239-245
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Wan Y.-L.
Schoepf U.J.
Wu C.C.
Giovagnoli D.P.
Wu M.-T.
Hsu H.-H.
Yang C.-T.
Cherng W.-J.
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. ? 2020 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Subjects
best practice; computed tomography; COVID-19; pandemic; pneumonia; radiography; SARI
SDGs
Other Subjects
alcohol; bleaching agent; C reactive protein; D dimer; hand sanitizer; interleukin 6; lactate dehydrogenase; soap; troponin I; Article; clinical feature; clinical practice; computer assisted radiography; computer assisted tomography; coronavirus disease 2019; differential diagnosis; disease severity; disinfection; early diagnosis; emergency health service; hand washing; hazardous waste; home quarantine; human; incidental finding; infection control; instrument sterilization; lung nodule; lymphocyte count; managed care; organizing pneumonia; outcome assessment; pandemic; patient care; patient isolation; patient positioning; patient scheduling; pleura effusion; prevalence; prognosis; radiology department; respiratory tract infection; reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; screening test; severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; social distancing; staff; thorax radiography; thrombocyte; ultraviolet radiation; virus pneumonia; virus transmission; work environment; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus infection; diagnostic imaging; lung; pandemic; practice guideline; procedures; protective equipment; virus pneumonia; x-ray computed tomography; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections; Humans; Lung; Pandemics; Personal Protective Equipment; Pneumonia, Viral; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Type
journal article