Daily Archives: 11 Maggio 2020

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…