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ACR Statement on Safe Resumption of Routine Radiology Care During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic.
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Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR [J Am Coll Radiol] 2020 Jul; Vol. 17 (7), pp. 839-844. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 06. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The ACR recognizes that radiology practices are grappling with when and how to safely resume routine radiology care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although it is unclear how long the pandemic will last, it may persist for many months. Throughout this time, it will be important to perform safe, comprehensive, and effective care for patients with and patients without COVID-19, recognizing that asymptomatic transmission is common with this disease. Local idiosyncrasies prevent a single prescriptive strategy. However, general considerations can be applied to most practice environments. A comprehensive strategy will include consideration of local COVID-19 statistics; availability of personal protective equipment; local, state, and federal government mandates; institutional regulatory guidance; local safety measures; health care worker availability; patient and health care worker risk factors; factors specific to the indication(s) for radiology care; and examination or procedure acuity. An accurate risk-benefit analysis of postponing versus performing a given routine radiology examination or procedure often is not possible because of many unknown and complex factors. However, this is the overriding principle: If the risk of illness or death to a health care worker or patient from health care-acquired COVID-19 is greater than the risk of illness or death from delaying radiology care, the care should be delayed; however, if the opposite is true, the radiology care should proceed in a timely fashion.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 American College of Radiology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections transmission
Cross Infection prevention & control
Humans
Occupational Exposure prevention & control
Personal Protective Equipment
Pneumonia, Viral transmission
Risk Assessment
SARS-CoV-2
United States
Coronavirus Infections prevention & control
Infection Control standards
Pandemics prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral prevention & control
Practice Management, Medical standards
Radiology
Universal Precautions
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1558-349X
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32442427
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2020.05.001