Operational Strategies to Prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Spread in Radiology: Experience From a Singapore Radiology Department After Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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 operati...

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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Radiology Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 717 - 723
Main Authors:	Goh, Yonggeng, Chua, Wynne, Lee, Joseph K.T., Ang, Bertrand Wei Leng, Liang, Chong Ri, Tan, Choon Ann, Choong, Denise Ai Wen, Hoon, Hui Xiang, Ong, Michael Kah Leong, Quek, Swee Tian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-06-2020 Published by Elsevier on behalf of American College of Radiology
Subjects:	Communicable Disease Control - organization & administration Coronavirus Infections - diagnostic imaging Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control COVID-19 Cross Infection - prevention & control Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Infection Control - organization & administration Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Occupational Health operational strategies Organizational Innovation Outcome Assessment, Health Care Pandemics - prevention & control Pandemics - statistics & numerical data Pneumonia, Viral - diagnostic imaging Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control radiology Radiology Department, Hospital - organization & administration Singapore Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Singapore COVID-19 radiology operational strategies
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Summary:	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.
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ISSN:	1546-1440 1558-349X
DOI:	10.1016/j.jacr.2020.03.027