Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA; Massaschusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA.
Harvard Medical School, Boston MA; Massaschusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021 May-Jun;50(3):284-287. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.12.011. Epub 2021 Jan 9.
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the capacity of interventional radiology departments worldwide to effectively treat COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients while preventing disease transmission among patients and healthcare workers. In this review, we describe the various data driven infection control measures implemented by the interventional radiology department of a large tertiary care center in the United States including the use and novel re-use of personal protective equipment, COVID-19 testing strategies, modifications in procedural workflows and the leveraging of telehealth visits. Herein, we provide effective triage, procedural, and management algorithms that may guide other interventional radiology departments during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and in future infectious disease outbreaks.
COVID-19 大流行对全球介入放射科部门有效治疗 COVID-19 和非 COVID-19 患者的能力提出了挑战，同时还要防止患者和医护人员之间的疾病传播。在这篇综述中，我们描述了美国一家大型三级护理中心介入放射科实施的各种数据驱动的感染控制措施，包括个人防护设备的使用和新的再利用、COVID-19 检测策略、程序工作流程的修改以及远程医疗访问的利用。在此，我们提供了有效的分诊、程序和管理算法，可为其他介入放射科部门在当前 COVID-19 大流行期间以及未来传染病爆发期间提供指导。
