Setting Up an Interventional Radiology Suite in an Infectious Diseases Centre: Lessons from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak

Hʼng, M W. C.; Tan, Bien Peng; Punamiya, Sundeep

doi:10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020177

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“…Interventional radiology (IR) also has faced several unique challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. At the most basic level, IR suites were forced to redesign their layouts to provide maximal containment of disease before, during, and after patient transmission, as well as minimal transmission through fomite exposure[ 76 , 77 ]. Furthermore, adjustments in case prioritization often via a tier-based system became a necessity to balance both risk of infection with appropriately timed delivery of care to non-COVID-19 patients[ 78 ].…”

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COVID-19 imaging: Diagnostic approaches, challenges, and evolving advances

Pezzutti

Wadhwa

Makary

2021

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The role of radiology and the radiologist have evolved throughout the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Early on, chest computed tomography was used for screening and diagnosis of COVID-19; however, it is now indicated for high-risk patients, those with severe disease, or in areas where polymerase chain reaction testing is sparsely available. Chest radiography is now utilized mainly for monitoring disease progression in hospitalized patients showing signs of worsening clinical status. Additionally, many challenges at the operational level have been overcome within the field of radiology throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of teleradiology and virtual care clinics greatly enhanced our ability to socially distance and both are likely to remain important mediums for diagnostic imaging delivery and patient care. Opportunities to better utilize of imaging for detection of extrapulmonary manifestations and complications of COVID-19 disease will continue to arise as a more detailed understanding of the pathophysiology of the virus continues to be uncovered and identification of predisposing risk factors for complication development continue to be better understood. Furthermore, unidentified advancements in areas such as standardized imaging reporting, point-of-care ultrasound, and artificial intelligence offer exciting discovery pathways that will inevitably lead to improved care for patients with COVID-19.

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Section: Challengesmentioning

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COVID-19 imaging: Diagnostic approaches, challenges, and evolving advances

Pezzutti

Wadhwa

Makary

2021

WJR

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“…There were some contributions by allied health and dentistry departments [121][122][123][124], with an article on nursing [123] and occupational therapy [124]. Out of the remaining departments , the majority of the articles were from the radiology department [175][176][177][178][179][180][181][182][183][184][185][186][187][188][189][190]. It is worth noting that dedicated articles on the adoption of telemedicine [191][192][193][194][195][196][197][198][199][200][201][202][203][204] were also published, with populations of child and adolescent telemedicine [195,197] and that of older adults [194,196,204] being discussed separately.…”

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“…Changes were also made to the operating theatre (OT) setup, with the most commonly cited adaptation being the use of negative pressure rooms for COVID-19 cases [30,134]. Discussions on OT air changes per hour [147,148] and adoption of high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters [175] were commonly cited as well. Managing patient transfer within and between hospitals was also an important consideration (35).…”

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One Year on: An Overview of Singapore’s Response to COVID-19—What We Did, How We Fared, How We Can Move Forward

Anand

Shuy

Lee³

et al. 2021

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Background—One year has passed since the first COVID-19 case in Singapore. This scoping review commemorates Singaporean researchers that have expanded the knowledge on this novel virus. We aim to provide an overview of healthcare-related articles published in peer-reviewed journals, authored by the Singapore research community about COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic. Methods—This was reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) protocol. It included healthcare-related articles about COVID-19 published between 23 January 2020 and 22 January 2021 with a Singapore-affiliated author. MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, and local journals were searched. The articles were screened independently by two reviewers. Results—The review included 504 articles. Most of the articles narrated the changes to hospital practice (210), while articles on COVID-19 pathology (94) formed most of the non-narrative papers. Publications on public health (61) and the indirect impacts to clinical outcomes (45) were other major themes explored by the research community. The remaining articles detailed the psychological impact of the pandemic (35), adaptations of medical education (30), and narratives of events (14). Conclusion—Amidst a resurgence of community cases involving variant COVID-19 strains, the resources from the research community will provide valuable guidance to navigate these uncertain times.

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