Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency on Italian radiologists: a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To perform an online survey aimed at evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on Italian radiology departments.

Methods

We launched a survey composed of 25 questions about how COVID-19 has changed the safety and organization of daily activity in Italian radiology units.

Results

A total of 2136/10,564 (20.2%) radiologists of the Italian Society of Medical and Interventional Radiology participated. Two-thirds performed at least one diagnostic/interventional procedure on COVID-19 patients. The 88.1% reported a reduction in the elective imaging volumes, with US, mammography, and MRI having shown the greater decrease (41.1%, 23.9%, and 21.1%, respectively). In 69.6% of cases, institutions had trouble getting personal protective equipment (PPE), especially public hospit

SUBMITTER: Albano D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7358329 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature