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Economic Impact of SARS-COV2 Infection in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging

Version 1 : Received: 23 October 2021 / Approved: 25 October 2021 / Online: 25 October 2021 (12:56:57 CEST)

How to cite: Cristofaro, M.; Petrone, A.; Albarello, F.; Di Stefano, F.; Fusco, N.; Schininà, V.; Ianniello, S.; Campioni, P. Economic Impact of SARS-COV2 Infection in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging. Preprints 2021, 2021100352. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202110.0352.v1 Cristofaro, M.; Petrone, A.; Albarello, F.; Di Stefano, F.; Fusco, N.; Schininà, V.; Ianniello, S.; Campioni, P. Economic Impact of SARS-COV2 Infection in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging. Preprints 2021, 2021100352. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202110.0352.v1

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented effect on national radiological investigations. Since the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 as a global pandemic, health policies have been rapidly organized to limit the spread of the virus and decrease the risk of exposure. These restrictions, in combination with home-stay arrangements and the onset of economic recession. As a result of public policies, financial difficulties and patient fear, many radiology departments have suffered a significant reduction in diagnostic examinations with important implications for their economic stability. The aim of this work is to evaluate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Radiology Department of an infectious disease hospital.

Keywords

COVID-19; Diagnostic imaging; Chest; CT-scan; Radiation Dose

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases

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