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ReviewJournal of the American College of Radiology : JACR2020

Coronavirus Outbreak: Is Radiology Ready? Mass Casualty Incident Planning.

Lee Myers, Sudheer Balakrishnan, Sravanthi Reddy, Ali Gholamrezanezhad

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Review in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Raloxifene as a treatment option for viral infections.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2021
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  11. Pandemic.Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lee MyersDepartment of Radiology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: Leemyers@med.usc.edu.
Sudheer BalakrishnanDepartment of Radiology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
Sravanthi ReddyDepartment of Radiology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
Ali GholamrezanezhadDepartment of Radiology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
University of Southern California · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Health care systems worldwide should be prepared for an unusually high volume of patients in the next few weeks to months. Even the most efficient radiology department will undergo tremendous stress when victims of a mass casualty flood the emergency department and in turn the radiology department. A significant increase is expected in the number of imaging studies ordered for the initial diagnosis and treatment follow-up of cases of COVID-19. Here, we highlight recommendations for developing and implementing a mass casualty incident (MCI) plan for a viral outbreak, such as the current COVID-19 infection. The MCI plan consists of several steps, including preparation, mobilization of resources, imaging chain, adjusting imaging protocols, and education, such as MCI plan simulation and in-service training. Having an MCI plan in place for a viral outbreak will protect patients and staff and ultimately decrease virus transmission. The use of simulations will help identify throughput and logistical issues.

Indexed as

Coronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Disaster PlanningDisease OutbreaksEducation, Medical, ContinuingFemaleGlobal HealthHealth PlanningHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansMaleMass Casualty IncidentsPandemicsPneumonia, ViralRadiologyTomography, X-Ray ComputedCoronavirusCOVID-19mass casualtynovel COVID-19-infected pneumoniapreparednessradiology

Identifiers

PMID32304643
PMCPMC7128279
OpenAlexW3015141259

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