Use of negative pressure individual isolation system for CT scan of patients with suspected COVID-19
| Autor: | Phee Kheng Cheah, Mohamed Hakimi Abdul Kadir, Evelyn Marie Steven, Thiagu Krisnan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Thorax
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Pneumonia Viral Computed tomography infectious diseases SARS infectious diseases Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine CT/MRI Betacoronavirus medicine Humans Pandemics Cross Infection Infection Control medicine.diagnostic_test SARS-CoV-2 business.industry COVID-19 General Medicine PostScript emergency care systems efficiency Atmospheric Pressure efficiency Isolation system Emergency Medicine Radiology Coronavirus Infections Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | Emergency Medicine Journal Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ |
| ISSN: | 1472-0213 1472-0205 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/emermed-2020-209851 |
| Popis: | Dear Editor The Sabah Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Malaysia has one CT scan. Using the single scanner to image patients with suspected COVID-19 would cause a backlog, due to the need for frequent and thorough disinfection after each case. In the care of recent COVID-19 suspect, with a negative CXR, we carried out a CT thorax using a negative pressure individual isolation system (NPIIS), Iso-Pod1 with our Siemens SOMATOM Definition AS make2 CT scanner and describe our experience. The NPIIS was laid out on a transfer stretcher and the patient lay down on top of it. The NPIIS was then assembled around her by the accompanying physician. This process took less … |
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