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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021; 31(S 01): S38-S44
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_351_20
Review Article

Interventional radiology and COVID-19: How to face the challenge?

Sreedhara B Chaluvashetty
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
,
Naveen Kalra
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
,
Harish Bhujade
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
,
Shyamkumar N Keshava
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
,
Chander Mohan
Department of Interventional Radiology, BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

With the sudden outbreak of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) in China, and its rapid spread across the continents over a short period of time, healthcare workers are posed with the challenge of managing these patients as well protecting themselves from getting infected. Since interventional radiology deals with both elective and emergency services, wherein close patient contact is a norm, there is a substantial risk of acquiring and transmitting infection. Given the circumstances, it is imperative to develop broadly applicable guidelines to utilize the available resources in an optimal fashion and limit transmission of disease. This brief review deals with infection control measures within the Interventional Radiology department or section and possible recommendations that can be adopted at the institutional level.

Keywords

COVID-19 - interventional radiology - protocol and guidelines


Publication History

Received: 09 May 2020

Accepted: 06 July 2020

Article published online:
13 July 2021

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