The American College of Nuclear Medicine Guidance on Operating Procedures for a Nuclear Medicine Facility During COVID-19 Pandemic.
Clin Nucl Med
; 46(7): 571-574, 2021 Jul 01.
Article
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| ID: mdl-32358234
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The novel coronavirus 2 pandemic is causing widespread disruption in everyday life necessitating urgent and radical adaptations in operating procedures at nuclear medicine facilities. The potential for causing severe illness, COVID-19, calls for strict observance of preventive measures aimed to mitigate the spread of the virus. The threat of COVID-19 is particularly serious as there is no vaccine and no specific antiviral therapy. Further complications are introduced by shortages of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers who have direct contact with patients and effective testing to identify infected patients, raising the need for delaying some testing and therapies. Certain vulnerable segments of the general population have been identified (advanced age and certain comorbidities), which should heighten further their preventive efforts. Therefore, this guidance is intended to be operationalized depending on a facility's specific needs and local disease prevalence.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sociedades Médicas
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Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto
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Pandemias
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COVID-19
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Medicina Nuclear
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Nucl Med
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Panamá