Diagnostic Ultrasound Services During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic
Apoorva Gogna, Praveen Yogendra, Sally Hsueh Er Lee, Atiqah Aziz, Elizabeth Hui Ting Cheong, Lai Peng Chan, Nanda Venkatanarasimha
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. Nosocomial transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to frontline health care workers is well known, and health care workers may inadvertently become vectors for onward transmission. Ultrasound (US) service providers are at significant risk because scanning usually requires prolonged close patient contact. The bulky US equipment may also facilitate fomite transmission of disease. With increasing use of point-of-care and portable diagnostic US services, the risk is substantial.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Transmission (telecommunications)CoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedical emergencyDiseaseDisease transmissionHealth carePersonal protective equipmentPoint-of-care testingIntensive care medicineEmergency medicineVirologyPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakEngineeringEconomic growthEconomicsElectrical engineeringInfection Control and VentilationCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsUltrasound in Clinical Applications