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- - Healthcare personnel are facing a surge of COVID-19 cases, especially in high-risk subspecialties like interventional radiology, which involves close contact and invasive procedures.
- - To mitigate infection transmission, it's crucial to establish comprehensive guidelines that optimize resource use and ensure safety for both staff and patients.
- - A multi-tiered approach is recommended, involving administrative oversight, staff and patient contact management, segregation protocols, and enhanced disinfection practices.
Article Abstract
As we face an explosion of COVID-19 cases and deal with an unprecedented set of circumstances all over the world, healthcare personnel are at the forefront, dealing with this emerging scenario. Certain subspecialties like interventional radiology entails a greater risk of acquiring and transmitting infection due to the close patient contact and invasive patient care the service provides. This makes it imperative to develop and set guidelines in place to limit transmission and utilize resources in an optimal fashion. A multi-tiered approach needs to be devised and monitored at the administrative level, taking into account the various staff and patient contact points. Based on these factors, work site and health force rearrangements need to be in place while enforcing segregation and disinfection parameters. We are putting forth an all-encompassing review of infection control measures that cover the dynamics of patient care and staff protocols that such a situation demands of an interventional department.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7239364 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/dir.2020.20166 | DOI Listing |
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