ISUOG Safety Committee Position Statement on safe performance of obstetric and gynecological scans and equipment cleaning in context of COVID-19

doi:10.1002/uog.22027

. 2020 May;55(5):709-712.

doi: 10.1002/uog.22027.

ISUOG Safety Committee Position Statement on safe performance of obstetric and gynecological scans and equipment cleaning in context of COVID-19

L C Poon¹, J S Abramowicz², A Dall'Asta³, R Sande⁴, G Ter Haar⁵, K Maršal⁶, C Brezinka⁷, P Miloro⁸, J Basseal⁹, S C Westerway¹⁰, R S Abu-Rustum¹¹, C Lees¹²

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¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
⁵ Therapy Ultrasound, Division of Radiotherapy & Imaging, Joint Department of Physics, Royal Marsden Hospital, Institute of Cancer Research, Surrey, UK.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Emeritus), Lund University, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
⁷ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
⁸ Ultrasound and Underwater Acoustics, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK.
⁹ Discipline of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney; and Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM), NSW, Australia.
¹⁰ School of Dentistry & Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University; and Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
¹¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
¹² Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.

PMID: 32207189
DOI: 10.1002/uog.22027

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ISUOG Safety Committee Position Statement on safe performance of obstetric and gynecological scans and equipment cleaning in context of COVID-19

L C Poon et al. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 May.

Free article

. 2020 May;55(5):709-712.

doi: 10.1002/uog.22027.

Authors

L C Poon¹, J S Abramowicz², A Dall'Asta³, R Sande⁴, G Ter Haar⁵, K Maršal⁶, C Brezinka⁷, P Miloro⁸, J Basseal⁹, S C Westerway¹⁰, R S Abu-Rustum¹¹, C Lees¹²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
⁵ Therapy Ultrasound, Division of Radiotherapy & Imaging, Joint Department of Physics, Royal Marsden Hospital, Institute of Cancer Research, Surrey, UK.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Emeritus), Lund University, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
⁷ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
⁸ Ultrasound and Underwater Acoustics, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK.
⁹ Discipline of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney; and Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM), NSW, Australia.
¹⁰ School of Dentistry & Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University; and Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
¹¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
¹² Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.

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DOI: 10.1002/uog.22027

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1. Salomon LJ, Alfirevic Z, Berghella V, Bilardo C, Hernandez-Andrade E, Johnsen SL, Kalache K, Leung KY, Malinger G, Munoz H, Prefumo F, Toi A, Lee W, on behalf of the ISUOG Clinical Standards Committee. Practice guidelines for performance of the routine mid-trimester fetal ultrasound scan. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2011; 37: 116-126.
1. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. AIUM practice guideline for the performance of obstetric ultrasound examinations. J Ultrasound Med 2018; 37: 1587-1596.
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1. Khalil A, Rodgers M, Baschat A, Bhide A, Gratacos E, Hecher K, Kilby MD, Lewi L, Nicolaides KH, Oepkes D, Raine-Fenning N, Reed K, Salomon LJ, Sotiriadis A, Thilaganathan B, Ville Y. ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in twin pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2016; 47: 247-263.
1. Nyhsen CM, Humphreys H, Koerner RJ, Grenier N, Brady A, Sidhu P, Nicolau C, Mostbeck G, D'Onofrio M, Gangi A, Claudon M. Infection prevention and control in ultrasound - best practice recommendations from the European Society of Radiology Ultrasound Working Group. Insights Imaging 2017; 8: 523-535.

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[1] Salomon LJ, Alfirevic Z, Berghella V, Bilardo C, Hernandez-Andrade E, Johnsen SL, Kalache K, Leung KY, Malinger G, Munoz H, Prefumo F, Toi A, Lee W, on behalf of the ISUOG Clinical Standards Committee. Practice guidelines for performance of the routine mid-trimester fetal ultrasound scan. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2011; 37: 116-126.

[2] Salomon LJ, Alfirevic Z, Berghella V, Bilardo C, Hernandez-Andrade E, Johnsen SL, Kalache K, Leung KY, Malinger G, Munoz H, Prefumo F, Toi A, Lee W, on behalf of the ISUOG Clinical Standards Committee. Practice guidelines for performance of the routine mid-trimester fetal ultrasound scan. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2011; 37: 116-126.

[3] American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. AIUM practice guideline for the performance of obstetric ultrasound examinations. J Ultrasound Med 2018; 37: 1587-1596.

[4] American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. AIUM practice guideline for the performance of obstetric ultrasound examinations. J Ultrasound Med 2018; 37: 1587-1596.

[5] Ultrasound in pregnancy. Practice Bulletin No. 175. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Obstet Gynecol 2016; 128: e241-256.

[6] Ultrasound in pregnancy. Practice Bulletin No. 175. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Obstet Gynecol 2016; 128: e241-256.

[7] Khalil A, Rodgers M, Baschat A, Bhide A, Gratacos E, Hecher K, Kilby MD, Lewi L, Nicolaides KH, Oepkes D, Raine-Fenning N, Reed K, Salomon LJ, Sotiriadis A, Thilaganathan B, Ville Y. ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in twin pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2016; 47: 247-263.

[8] Khalil A, Rodgers M, Baschat A, Bhide A, Gratacos E, Hecher K, Kilby MD, Lewi L, Nicolaides KH, Oepkes D, Raine-Fenning N, Reed K, Salomon LJ, Sotiriadis A, Thilaganathan B, Ville Y. ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in twin pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2016; 47: 247-263.

[9] Nyhsen CM, Humphreys H, Koerner RJ, Grenier N, Brady A, Sidhu P, Nicolau C, Mostbeck G, D'Onofrio M, Gangi A, Claudon M. Infection prevention and control in ultrasound - best practice recommendations from the European Society of Radiology Ultrasound Working Group. Insights Imaging 2017; 8: 523-535.

[10] Nyhsen CM, Humphreys H, Koerner RJ, Grenier N, Brady A, Sidhu P, Nicolau C, Mostbeck G, D'Onofrio M, Gangi A, Claudon M. Infection prevention and control in ultrasound - best practice recommendations from the European Society of Radiology Ultrasound Working Group. Insights Imaging 2017; 8: 523-535.

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