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Overall Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Interventional Radiology Services: A Canadian Perspective
PURPOSE: The aim of this national survey was to assess the overall impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the provision of interventional radiology (IR) services in Canada. METHODS: An anonymous electronic survey was distributed via national and regional radiology societies, e...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7459179/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32864995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0846537120951960 |
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author | Patel, Neeral R. El-Karim, Ghassan Awad Mujoomdar, Amol Mafeld, Sebastian Jaberi, Arash Kachura, John R. Tan, Kong Teng Oreopoulos, George D. |
author_facet | Patel, Neeral R. El-Karim, Ghassan Awad Mujoomdar, Amol Mafeld, Sebastian Jaberi, Arash Kachura, John R. Tan, Kong Teng Oreopoulos, George D. |
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description | PURPOSE: The aim of this national survey was to assess the overall impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the provision of interventional radiology (IR) services in Canada. METHODS: An anonymous electronic survey was distributed via national and regional radiology societies, exploring (1) center information and staffing, (2) acute and on-call IR services, (3) elective IR services, (4) IR clinics, (5) multidisciplinary rounds, (6) IR training, (7) personal protection equipment (PPE), and departmental logistics. RESULTS: Individual responses were received from 142 interventional radiologists across Canada (estimated 70% response rate). Nearly half of the participants (49.3%) reported an overall decrease in demand for acute IR services; on-call services were maintained at centers that routinely provide these services (99%). The majority of respondents (73.2%) were performing inpatient IR procedures at the bedside where possible. Most participants (88%) reported an overall decrease in elective IR services. Interventional radiology clinics and multidisciplinary rounds were predominately transitioned to virtual platforms. The vast majority of participants (93.7%) reported their center had disseminated an IR specific PPE policy; 73% reported a decrease in case volume for trainees by at least 25% and a proportion of trainees will either have a delay in starting their careers as IR attendings (24%) or fellowship training (35%). CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on IR services in Canada, particularly for elective cases. Many centers have utilized virtual platforms to provide multidisciplinary meetings, IR clinics, and training. Guidelines should be followed to ensure patient and staff safety while resuming IR services. |
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spelling | pubmed-74591792020-09-01 Overall Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Interventional Radiology Services: A Canadian Perspective Patel, Neeral R. El-Karim, Ghassan Awad Mujoomdar, Amol Mafeld, Sebastian Jaberi, Arash Kachura, John R. Tan, Kong Teng Oreopoulos, George D. Can Assoc Radiol J Article PURPOSE: The aim of this national survey was to assess the overall impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the provision of interventional radiology (IR) services in Canada. METHODS: An anonymous electronic survey was distributed via national and regional radiology societies, exploring (1) center information and staffing, (2) acute and on-call IR services, (3) elective IR services, (4) IR clinics, (5) multidisciplinary rounds, (6) IR training, (7) personal protection equipment (PPE), and departmental logistics. RESULTS: Individual responses were received from 142 interventional radiologists across Canada (estimated 70% response rate). Nearly half of the participants (49.3%) reported an overall decrease in demand for acute IR services; on-call services were maintained at centers that routinely provide these services (99%). The majority of respondents (73.2%) were performing inpatient IR procedures at the bedside where possible. Most participants (88%) reported an overall decrease in elective IR services. Interventional radiology clinics and multidisciplinary rounds were predominately transitioned to virtual platforms. The vast majority of participants (93.7%) reported their center had disseminated an IR specific PPE policy; 73% reported a decrease in case volume for trainees by at least 25% and a proportion of trainees will either have a delay in starting their careers as IR attendings (24%) or fellowship training (35%). CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on IR services in Canada, particularly for elective cases. Many centers have utilized virtual platforms to provide multidisciplinary meetings, IR clinics, and training. Guidelines should be followed to ensure patient and staff safety while resuming IR services. SAGE Publications 2020-08-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7459179/ /pubmed/32864995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0846537120951960 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Article Patel, Neeral R. El-Karim, Ghassan Awad Mujoomdar, Amol Mafeld, Sebastian Jaberi, Arash Kachura, John R. Tan, Kong Teng Oreopoulos, George D. Overall Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Interventional Radiology Services: A Canadian Perspective |
title | Overall Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Interventional Radiology
Services: A Canadian Perspective |
title_full | Overall Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Interventional Radiology
Services: A Canadian Perspective |
title_fullStr | Overall Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Interventional Radiology
Services: A Canadian Perspective |
title_full_unstemmed | Overall Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Interventional Radiology
Services: A Canadian Perspective |
title_short | Overall Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Interventional Radiology
Services: A Canadian Perspective |
title_sort | overall impact of the covid-19 pandemic on interventional radiology
services: a canadian perspective |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7459179/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32864995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0846537120951960 |
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