Is your interventional radiology service ready for SARS?: The Singapore experience.
The recent epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome caught many by surprise. Hitherto, infection control has not been in the forefront of radiological practice. Many interventional radiology (IR) services are therefore not equipped to deal with such a disease. In this review, we share our experience from the interventional radiologist's perspective, report on the acute measures instituted within our departments and explore the long-term effects of such a disease on the practice of IR.
Lau
Te-Neng
TN
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. gdrltn@sgh.com.sg
Teo
Ngee
N
Tay
Kiang-Hiong
KH
Chan
Ling-Ling
LL
Wong
Daniel
D
Lim
Winston E H
WE
Tan
Bien-Soo
BS
D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011482:Protective Devices; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000635:transmission*; D012846:Singapore