Monash Health Imaging, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Imaging, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2022 Oct;66(7):946-956. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13444. Epub 2022 Jun 10.
Global shortage of iodinated contrast medium (ICM) is the latest health care ripple-effect from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some public hospitals in Australia have less than a week's supply. Strategies are, therefore, urgently needed to conserve ICM for those diagnostic tests and interventions, which are time-critical, and without which patients would suffer death or significant morbidity. A plan is also required to continue providing best possible care to patients in the worst-case scenario of exhausted ICM supplies. This document, by representatives from two major public hospitals, will provide some guidance that is tailored to the Australian context.
全球碘造影剂（ICM）短缺是 COVID-19 大流行对医疗保健的最新影响。澳大利亚的一些公立医院的供应不足一周。因此，迫切需要制定策略来节约 ICM，以用于那些时间紧迫的诊断测试和干预措施，否则患者将面临死亡或严重发病的风险。在 ICM 供应耗尽的最坏情况下，还需要制定计划继续为患者提供尽可能好的护理。本文由两家主要公立医院的代表撰写，将为澳大利亚的具体情况提供一些指导。
