Patients | Healthcare staff |
---|---|
Isolated, controlled, and diagnostic confirmation should be as quick as possible | |
Wear • N95 mask [strong recommendation] | Wear • N95 mask [strong recommendation] |
• or surgical mask [weak recommendation] | • goggles or face shield [strong recommendation] |
• gloves [strong recommendation] | |
• surgical cap [weak recommendation] | |
• shoe covers [weak recommendation] | |
Stay away from other people (at least 6 feet of distance) [strong recommendation] | Clean and disinfect with 500 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant the radiological equipment used, clean their hands properly, and the room should be opened for appropriate ventilation [strong recommendation] |
Diagnostic tool | |
• Chest radiography (CXR; not very sensitive), with portable equipment in the isolation room [strong recommendation] | |
• Computed tomography (CT; greater sensitivity) for early pneumonic change, disease progression, and alternative diagnoses; | |
the administration of the intravenous contrast medium for the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism |
Patients | Healthcare staff |
---|---|
Controlled | |
• diagnostic confirmation should be as quick as possible [strong recommendation] | |
Wear | Wear |
• N95 mask [strong recommendation] | • N95 mask [strong recommendation] |
• or surgical mask [weak recommendation] | • goggles or face shield [strong recommendation] |
• gloves [strong recommendation] | |
• surgical cap [weak recommendation] | |
• shoe covers [weak recommendation] | |
Stay away from other people (at least 6 feet of distance) [strong recommendation] | Clean and disinfect with 500 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant the radiological equipment used, clean their hands properly, and the room should be opened for appropriate ventilation [strong recommendation] |
Patients | Healthcare staff |
---|---|
Isolated and controlled | Medical personnel enter into the isolation area through |
• treated in designated hospitals with isolation and protection conditions [strong recommendation] | designated channels (strongrecommendation] |
Wear | |
• N95 mask (strong recommendation] | |
Wear | • goggles or face shield (strong recommendation] |
• N95 mask [strong recommendation] | • gloves (strong recommendation] |
• or surgical mask [weak recommendation] | • surgical cap (weak recommendation] |
• shoe covers(weak recommendation] | |
Stay away from other people (at least 6 feet of distance) [strong recommendation] | Clean and disinfect with 500 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant the radiological equipment used, clean their hands properly, and the room should be opened for appropriate ventilation [strong recommendation] |
Diagnostic tool | |
• daily chest radiographs are not indicated | |
• CT scan is indicated for the evaluation of the stage of | |
infection, for defining complications and for a correct | |
differential diagnosis | |
• The chest ultrasound (POCUS – point-of-care ultrasound) a | |
monitoring tool to evaluate the effectiveness of the prono- | |
supination manoeuvres |
Patients | Health care staff |
---|---|
Wear | Wear |
• N95 mask [strong recommendation] | • N95 mask [strong recommendation] |
• or surgical mask [weak recommendation] | • goggles or face shield [strong recommendation] |
• gloves [strong recommendation] | |
• surgical cap [weak recommendation] | |
• shoe covers [weak recommendation] | |
Stay away from other people (at least 6 feet of distance) [strong recommendation] | Clean and disinfect with 500 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant the radiological equipment used, clean their hands properly, and the room should be opened for appropriate ventilation [strong recommendation] |