Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): Challenges and Measures Taken by the Radiology Department to Control Infection Transmission [PDF]
Vaccines, 2022 Infections contracted during healthcare delivery in a hospital or ambulatory setting are collectively referred to as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Healthcare workers and patients alike are vulnerable to serious problems as a result of the risk
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Prevention and control measures in radiology department for COVID-19. [PDF]
Eur Radiol, 2020 Since a novel coronavirus was discovered from a cluster of patients with emerging pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China, it has spread rapidly through droplet and contact transmission.
Ding J +15 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on radiology department emergency ultrasound utilization. [PDF]
Emerg Radiol, 2021 To analyze the change in utilization of healthcare resources through a review of ultrasound examinations performed in the emergency department of an urban healthcare system in NYC during the time of peak COVID-19 outbreak.
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Temporal trends in ultrasound utilisation in the radiology department of a tertiary hospital [PDF]
South African Journal of Radiology, 2022 Background: Little is known about the combined impact of increasing ultrasound usage by clinical disciplines outside radiology and technical advances in other specialised radiological modalities on the role of ultrasound in tertiary-level radiology ...
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European Radiology, 2020 This document from the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI) aims to present the main imaging features, and the role of CT scan in the early diagnosis of COVID-19, describing, in particular, the typical ...
Marie-pierre Revel +2 more
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Utilizing an adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assay as an indicator of instrument and environmental cleanliness in the radiology department: a pilot study [PDF]
Infection Prevention in PracticeSummary: Background: Controlling healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remains one of the major challenges faced by healthcare systems worldwide.
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Український радіологічний та онкологічний журнал, 2020 Purpose. To summarize historical data on the formation and development of Radiology Department of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University. Material.
М. М. Ткаченко
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Bacteria and yeasts of nosocomial importance in a radiology department in an academic hospital [PDF]
Southern African Journal of Infectious DiseasesBackground: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) result in a significant burden on the healthcare sector. Investigations into their epidemiology and possible routes of transmission are important to enable interventions that protect patients and staff.
Rodger P. Osmond +2 more
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Preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary pediatric radiology department. [PDF]
Pediatr Radiol, 2020 The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has led to unprecedented challenges in health care systems worldwide. It was first described in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and rapidly spread across the world.
Ertl-Wagner BB +11 more
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Diagnostic error and bias in the department of radiology: a pictorial essay
Insights into Imaging, 2023 Diagnostic imaging is an essential and indispensable part of medical diagnosis and treatment, and diagnostic errors or biases are also common in the department of radiology, sometimes even having a severe impact on the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
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