Open AccessEmergency Radiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Canadian Association of Radiologists Recommendations for Practice
Author(s) -
Ciaran E. Redmond,
Savvas Nicolaou,
Ferco H. Berger,
Adnan Sheikh,
Michael N. Patlas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian association of radiologists journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1488-2361
pISSN - 0846-5371
DOI - 10.1177/0846537120930344
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , medical emergency , coronavirus , disease , radiology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus officially named the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to emergency radiology practice. The continuity of an effective emergency imaging service for both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients is essential, while adhering to best infection control practices. Under the direction of the Board of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, this general guidance document has been synthesized by collaborative consensus of a group of emergency radiologists. These recommendations aim to assist radiologists involved in emergency diagnostic imaging to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and continue to add value to patient care in the emergency setting.