A Sonographer’s Step-by-Step Approach for Preventing Transmission of COVID-19
The 2019 novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has greatly affected the way sonographers care for their patients…
A Practical Guide to a Safe Sequence of Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment in Relation to COVID-19
When caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), especially when involved in procedures that generate aerosol, personal protective equipment (PPE) with full-body coverage is recommended…
SDMS – Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Sonography: Reprocessing the Ultrasound Transducer
The diagnostic medical sonography profession is comprised of specialties in abdominal, breast, cardiac, obstetrics, gynecology, musculoskeletal, pediatric, phlebology, vascular, and other emerging clinical areas. These diverse areas of sonography all use ultrasound as the primary technology in their daily work…
SIAPAV – Suggerimenti per le attività ambulatoriali
Si riprendono le attività: come tutelare noi stessi ed i nostri Pazienti in caso di visita medica od esame diagnostico? Abbiamo imparato dalle nostre stesse esperienze che quasi sin da subito il criterio epidemiologico ha perso ogni significato al fine di individuare persone che fossero state esposte al contagio da Coronavirus…
FISM, SIUMB, SIRM – Modalità di comportamento per l’effettuazione di un esame ecografico in questo momento pandemico
L’ecografia è, fra le tecniche di Imaging, quella che comporta la maggiore interazione fra medico e paziente. Purtroppo, in questo momento di emergenza per il diffondersi della infezione da COVID-19, quello che da sempre è l’elemento positivo dell’ecografia diventa un importante elemento potenzialmente negativo determinando, se eseguito non in sicurezza, un aumentato rischio di contagio fra medico e paziente…
WFUMB – Position Paper: How to perform a safe ultrasound examination and clean equipment in the context of COVID-19
This statement has been written on behalf of the WFUMB Safety Committee as official guidance with collaboration of experts from various affiliated Federations. Whilst this statement ensures that a consistent approach to infection prevention and safe ultrasound practices are implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be some operational and organizational differences at the local level…
SIECVI – Documento ad uso degli operatori di ecografia cardiovascolare per COVID-19
La SIECVI, al pari di altre Società, vista l’importanza del fenomeno sanitario ha deciso di formulare un documento finalizzato a sottolineare l’importanza di una corretta procedura di indicazione ed esecuzione dell’ecocardiogramma in corso di pandemia COVID-19…
SIDV – Documento sull’esecuzione ambulatoriale degli esami di diagnostica ultrasonografica vascolare in corso di pandemia da COVID-19
In relazione alla Pandemia da COVID-19 dichiarata il 10 Marzo 2020, si definiscono le norme di esecuzione degli esami di ultrasonografia vascolare per i professionisti del settore. È stato dimostrato che l’infezione virale viene trasmessa attraverso il contatto ravvicinato e in particolare attraverso droplet, pertanto esiste un rischio elevato di trasmissione tra paziente infetto e medico vascolare esecutore dell’esame e viceversa…
ERS – Protecting healthcare workers from SARS-CoV-2 infection: practical indications
The World Health Organization has recently defined the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection a pandemic. The infection, that may cause a potentially very severe respiratory disease, now called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has airborne transmission via droplets…
ESNCH – Guidance for Neurosonology Laboratories during COVID-19 Pandemic
The European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (ESNCH) would like to provide a guide to Neurosonographers on how to work safely in their laboratories and protect their patients during the Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic…
AIUM – Guidelines for Cleaning and Preparing External- and Internal-Use Ultrasound Transducers and Equipment Between Patients as well as Safe Handling and Use of Ultrasound Coupling Gel
Adequate transducer preparation is mandatory to protect patients from potential infection. The level of preparation depends on the type of examination performed. Preparation of external transducers between patients requires a low-level disinfection (LLD) process…
AIUM – Quick Guide on COVID-19 Protections — Patient and Ultrasound Provider Protection
With the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, new challenges in caring for patients have arisen. There is considerable variability in the prevalence of the virus as well as the availability of personal protective equipment around the world…
AIUM – Quick Guide on COVID-19 Protections — Ultrasound Transducers, Equipment, and Gel
Special attention needs to be paid to COVID-19 and other respiratory infection cases requiring aerosolization procedures, i.e. mechanical ventilation, aerosolization application, etc. Here a transducer cover should be used and the entire equipment requires full LLD (top to bottom) as pathogens are likely to become airborne…