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Infection control and radiation safety practices in the radiology department during the COVID-19 outbreak
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Radiology personnel must have good knowledge, experience and adherence to radiation protection and infection control practices to ensure patient safety and prevent the further spread of the COVID-19 virus. This study analysed compliance and adherence to radiation protection...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9794035/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36574426 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279607 |
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author | Abuzaid, Mohamed M. Elshami, Wiam Tekin, H. O. |
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description | RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Radiology personnel must have good knowledge, experience and adherence to radiation protection and infection control practices to ensure patient safety and prevent the further spread of the COVID-19 virus. This study analysed compliance and adherence to radiation protection and infection control during COVID-19 mobile radiography. METHODS: A cross-sectional using online survey was conducted from September to December 2021. Data on demographic characteristics, adherence to radiation protection and infection control practice were collected during mobile radiography for COVID-19 patients in the study. A random sample of the radiographers working in COVID-19 centres in the United Arab Emirates. RESULTS: Responses were received from 140 participants, with a response rate of 87.5%. Females were the predominant participants (n = 81; 58%). Participants aged ages between 18–25 years (n = 46; 33%) and 26–35 years (n = 42; 30%), (n = 57; 41%) had less than five years of experience, followed by participants who had more than 15 years (n = 38; 27%). Most participants (n = 81; 57.9%) stated that they performed approximately 1–5 suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases daily. The participants had moderate to high adherence to radiation protection, with a mean and standard deviation of 42.3 ± 6.28. Additionally, infection control adherence was high, with 82% of the participants showing high adherence. CONCLUSION: Continuous guidance, training and follow-up are recommended to increase adherence and compliance to radiation protection and infection control compliance. Educational institutions and professional organisations must collaborate to provide structured training programmes for radiology practitioners to overcome the practice and knowledge gap. |
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spelling | pubmed-97940352022-12-28 Infection control and radiation safety practices in the radiology department during the COVID-19 outbreak Abuzaid, Mohamed M. Elshami, Wiam Tekin, H. O. PLoS One Research Article RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Radiology personnel must have good knowledge, experience and adherence to radiation protection and infection control practices to ensure patient safety and prevent the further spread of the COVID-19 virus. This study analysed compliance and adherence to radiation protection and infection control during COVID-19 mobile radiography. METHODS: A cross-sectional using online survey was conducted from September to December 2021. Data on demographic characteristics, adherence to radiation protection and infection control practice were collected during mobile radiography for COVID-19 patients in the study. A random sample of the radiographers working in COVID-19 centres in the United Arab Emirates. RESULTS: Responses were received from 140 participants, with a response rate of 87.5%. Females were the predominant participants (n = 81; 58%). Participants aged ages between 18–25 years (n = 46; 33%) and 26–35 years (n = 42; 30%), (n = 57; 41%) had less than five years of experience, followed by participants who had more than 15 years (n = 38; 27%). Most participants (n = 81; 57.9%) stated that they performed approximately 1–5 suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases daily. The participants had moderate to high adherence to radiation protection, with a mean and standard deviation of 42.3 ± 6.28. Additionally, infection control adherence was high, with 82% of the participants showing high adherence. CONCLUSION: Continuous guidance, training and follow-up are recommended to increase adherence and compliance to radiation protection and infection control compliance. Educational institutions and professional organisations must collaborate to provide structured training programmes for radiology practitioners to overcome the practice and knowledge gap. Public Library of Science 2022-12-27 /pmc/articles/PMC9794035/ /pubmed/36574426 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279607 Text en © 2022 Abuzaid et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Abuzaid, Mohamed M. Elshami, Wiam Tekin, H. O. Infection control and radiation safety practices in the radiology department during the COVID-19 outbreak |
title | Infection control and radiation safety practices in the radiology department during the COVID-19 outbreak |
title_full | Infection control and radiation safety practices in the radiology department during the COVID-19 outbreak |
title_fullStr | Infection control and radiation safety practices in the radiology department during the COVID-19 outbreak |
title_full_unstemmed | Infection control and radiation safety practices in the radiology department during the COVID-19 outbreak |
title_short | Infection control and radiation safety practices in the radiology department during the COVID-19 outbreak |
title_sort | infection control and radiation safety practices in the radiology department during the covid-19 outbreak |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9794035/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36574426 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279607 |
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