乳腺癌查和COVID-19的流行病
1Ochsner Health, Department of Radiology, New Orleans, LA.
Journal of breast imaging
|March 1, 2024
概括
随着COVID-19大流行,乳腺放射学受到了破坏,停止了乳房检查和延迟了诊断. 实践适应了安全措施和远程医疗,但对乳腺癌查的需求仍然至关重要.
科学领域:
- 放射学 放射学是一门学科.
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 由于COVID-19大流行严重影响了乳腺放射学服务,导致由于封锁的原因,查乳房造影的初步停顿.
- 医疗机构实施了安全措施,导致成像量大幅减少,同时优先考虑患者和人员的保护.
研究的目的:
- 分析COVID-19大流行对乳腺放射学实践的影响.
- 探索疫情期间乳腺癌查和诊断的挑战和适应.
- 为了强调乳房成像服务的持续重要性,尽管有中断.
主要方法:
- 审查COVID-19对成像体积和实践操作的影响.
- 分析国家组织关于安全返回门诊成像的指导意见.
- 讨论包括财务影响,服务交付修改和远程医疗整合在内的挑战.
主要成果:
- 最初暂停不必要的成像,包括查性乳房扫描,导致诊断率下降.
- 安全协议的制定和卫生组织的指导促进了逐步恢复服务.
- 显著的挑战出现了,包括财务压力,服务交付的改变和远程医疗的采用.
结论:
- 由于COVID-19大流行,乳腺放射学发生了重大破坏,延迟了癌症的诊断和治疗.
- 提供服务的调整和采用远程医疗是必要的,以保持必要的乳腺成像服务.
- 尽管存在流行病相关的挑战,但对乳腺癌查和诊断程序的需求仍然很高,这强调了它们在妇女健康中的重要作用.
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