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A Policy Examination of Covid-19 Impact on the Radiology Department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): The Malaysian Experience

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dc.contributor.authorAhmad Luqmanulhakim Sunawarien_US
dc.contributor.authorAisyah Rahimien_US
dc.contributor.authorAminatul Saadiah Abdul Jamilen_US
dc.contributor.authorShahrina Ismailen_US
dc.contributor.authorAzira Khalilen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-30T02:07:12Z
dc.date.available2024-05-30T02:07:12Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionMalaysian Journal of Science, Health & Technology (MJoSHT) Volume 10 Issue 1 Page (88-98)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this paper is to review the new management policy in medical imaging of the Covid-19 post-pandemic transition. This paper discussed the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) introduced by the Ministry of Health (MoH) Malaysia to prevent and control intrahospital transmissions of Covid-19. A conceptual framework is proposed to highlight the key areas in the national SOP for preventing Covid-19 intrahospital transmissions in the radiology department. The key areas were classified into four categories: planned requests (patient appointments), (ii) open-access management (walk-in patient workflow and the triage system), (iii) direct contact (during radiology procedures), and (iv) exit policy and disinfection (post imaging conduct). The paper ends with a summary of diagnostic imaging classifications based on chest radiographs (CXR) and Computed Tomography (CT) images of suspected and confirmed Covid-19 patients. The Covid-19 SOP for the radiology department by the MoH was found to retain most of the patient quarantine and isolation guidelines by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and incorporated several international policies on patient triage and disinfection of radiological equipment. The majority of the SOP is also sustained, like the SOP during the pandemic, except for the SOP that has been proven to be insignificant by recent research. The Covid-19 SOP for the radiology department plays an important role in reducing the intrahospital spread of Covid-19, with some areas needing improvement. Health workers in the radiology department should continue implementing the Covid-19 SOP and increase their knowledge in identifying Covid-19 signs on radiographic images to help safeguard themselves and the patients from intrahospital transmissions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAhmad LuqmanulHakim Ahmad Sunawari, Aisyah Rahimi, Aminatul Saadiah Abdul Jamil, Shahrina Ismail, & Azira Khalil. (2024). A Policy Examination of Covid-19 Impact on the Radiology Department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): The Malaysian Experience. Malaysian Journal of Science Health & Technology, 10(1), 88–98. https://doi.org/10.33102/mjosht.v10i1.386en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.33102/mjosht.v10i1.386
dc.identifier.epage98
dc.identifier.issn2601-0003
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.spage88
dc.identifier.urihttps://mjosht.usim.edu.my/index.php/mjosht/article/view/386/226
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/15408
dc.identifier.volume10
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUSIM PRESSen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMalaysian Journal of Science, Health & Technology (MJoSHT)en_US
dc.subjectmedical imaging, radiology workforce, standard operating procedure, Covid-19 policyen_US
dc.titleA Policy Examination of Covid-19 Impact on the Radiology Department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): The Malaysian Experienceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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