Radiology departments were forced to make significant changes in their routine during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, to prevent further transmission of the coronavirus and optimize medical care as well. In this article, we describe our Radiology Department’s policies in a private hospital for coronavirus disease 2019 preparedness focusing on quality and safety for the patient submitted to imaging tests, the healthcare team involved in the exams, the requesting physician, and for other patients and hospital environment.
Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience
YokooP, SilvaMCB, CastroAA, FonsecaEKUN, MartinsKM, QueirozMRG, SzarfG, et al. Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience. einstein (São Paulo). 2020;18:eGS5832. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020GS5832
Yokoo,Patrícia; Silva,Maria Carolina Bueno da; Castro,Adham do Amaral e; Fonseca,Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes; Martins,Karine Minaif; Queiroz,Marcos Roberto Gomes de; Szarf,Gilberto; Tachibana,Adriano. Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience. einstein (São Paulo), São Paulo, v. 18, eGS5832, Oct. 2020. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020GS5832
Yokoo,P., Silva,M.C.B. , Castro,A.A. , Fonseca,E.K.U.N., Martins,K.M., Queiroz,M.R.G. , Szarf,G., & Tachibana,A. (2020). Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience. einstein (São Paulo),18, eGS5832. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020GS5832
Yokoo,Patrícia and Silva,Maria Carolina Bueno da and Castro,Adham do Amaral e and Fonseca,Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes and Martins,Karine Minaif and Queiroz,Marcos Roberto Gomes de and Szarf,Gilberto and Tachibana,Adriano. Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience. einstein (São Paulo) [online]. 2020, vol. 18, [cited 2024-04-18], eGS5832. Available from: <https://journal.einstein.br/article/quality-and-safety-innovations-in-the-radiology-department-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-latin-american-experience/>. ISSN 1679-4508. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020GS5832
Figure 4
Radiologists perform all the ultrasound examinations in our institution, and were instructed to carried out exams of the COVID-19 patients at bedside. Personal protective equipment, such as gloves, gowns, face mask, and safety glasses, with the respective training of usage was made available to all involved