Global Impact of COVID-19 on Nuclear Medicine Departments: An International Survey in April 2020.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed significant challenges on health-care systems worldwide, whether in the preparation, response, or recovery phase of the pandemic. This has been primarily managed by dramatically reducing in- and outpatient services for other diseases and implementing infection prevention and control measures. The impact of the pandemic on nuclear medicine departments and their services has not yet been established. The aim of this online survey was to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on nuclear medicine departments. Methods: A web-based questionnaire, made available from April 16 to May 3, 2020, was designed to determine the impact of the pandemic on in- and outpatient nuclear medicine departments, including the number of procedures, employe

SUBMITTER: Freudenberg LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7456173 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature