• Monica Miranda-Schaeubinger, Einat Blumfield, Govind B Chavhan, Amy B Farkas, Aparna Joshi, Shawn E Kamps, Summer L Kaplan, Sammer Marla B K MBK Department of Radiology, Texas Children's Hospital,, Houston, TX, USA., Elizabeth Silvestro, A Luana Stanescu, Raymond W Sze, Danielle M Zerr, Tushar Chandra, Emily A Edwards, Naeem Khan, Eva I Rubio, Chido D Vera, and Ramesh S Iyer.
• Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
• Pediatr Radiol. 2020 Aug 1; 50 (9): 1191-1204.

AbstractPediatric radiology departments across the globe face unique challenges in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic that have not been addressed in professional guidelines. Providing a safe environment for personnel while continuing to deliver optimal care to patients is feasible when abiding by fundamental recommendations. In this article, we review current infection control practices across the multiple pediatric institutions represented on the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) Quality and Safety committee. We discuss the routes of infectious transmission and appropriate transmission-based precautions, in addition to exploring strategies to optimize personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies. This work serves as a summary of current evidence-based recommendations for infection control, and current best practices specific to pediatric radiologists.

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