Initial data from an experiment to implement a safe procedure to perform PA erect chest radiographs for COVID-19 patients with a mobile radiographic system in a “clean” zone of the hospital ward

With the current Covid-19 pandemic, general wards have been converted into cohort wards for Covid-19 patients who are stable and ambulant. A 2-radiographer mobile radiography team is required to perform bedside Chest X-rays (CXR) for these patients. Hospital guidelines require both radiographers to be in full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) throughout the image acquisition process and the mobile radiographic unit needs to be disinfected twice after each case. This affects the efficiency of the procedure and an increase usage of limited PPE resources.

Source: Radiography - May 30, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Li Hoon Sng, Laurentcia Arlany, Lee Chuen Toh, Tan Yang Loo, Nur Sharidah Ilzam, Siew Steven Wong Bak, Luis Lanca Source Type: research