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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR 2020; 4(01): 38-41
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1710145
Review Article

Better Safe than Sorry: Interventional Radiology Should Be Prepared for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Arul A.S. Babu 
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Aswin Padmanabhan
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Pushpinder S. Khera
2   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
,
Hemant Sonwalkar
3   Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Royal Preston Hospital, England, United Kingdom
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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral pneumonia that has plagued the world for much of the first quarter of 2020 and was recently declared a global pandemic. The caregivers must be aware of the disease and take steps to curb its transmission within the premises of our care settings (hospitals/clinics). In this article, we suggest a few proactive steps that can be taken at the institutional and departmental levels to break the transmission chain.

Keywords

COVID-19 - interventional radiology - PPE - pandemic


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14 April 2020

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