ASE Statement on the Reintroduction of Echocardiographic Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Aug;33(8):1034-1039. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.05.019. Epub 2020 May 20.

Abstract

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    Echocardiography services have been interrupted by the COVID pandemic.

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    Services are being gradually reintroduced as healthcare facilities reopen.

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    Operational, workflow and prioritization considerations are suggested.

Keywords: COVID-19; echocardiography services; personal protective equipment.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19
  • Cardiac Imaging Techniques / methods
  • Cardiac Imaging Techniques / statistics & numerical data
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Delivery of Health Care / methods
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Echocardiography / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Male
  • Occupational Health
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • Pandemics / statistics & numerical data*
  • Patient Safety
  • Personal Protective Equipment / statistics & numerical data*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Societies, Medical
  • United States