WHO guidelines on the use of chest imaging in COVID-19 / World Health Organization.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

World Health Organization, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

COVID-19 (Disease).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 60 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, 2022.

Summary:

This rapid advice guide examines the evidence and makes recommendations for the use of chest imaging in adult patients with suspected, probable or confirmed COVID-19, including chest radiography, computed tomography and lung ultrasound. In its first edition this document was intended to be a practical guide for health care professionals involved in the care pathway of COVID-19, from the time of presentation to a health facility to home discharge. This second edition of the guide expands the scope to also address follow-up after hospital discharge. The guidance is relevant to patients with different levels of disease severity, from asymptomatic individuals to critically ill patients.

Contents:

Intro

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Web Annex B

Web Annex A

Annex 3

Annex 2

References

A3 Specific considerations

A2 General considerations

A1 Introduction

Annex 1

6. Publication and dissemination

5. Research priorities

5.1 Relevant to both diagnostic and management recommendations

5.2 Relevant to diagnostic recommendations

5.3 Relevant to management recommendations

5.4 Relevant to follow-up recommendations

4. Monitoring and evaluation

4.1 Relevant to both diagnostic and management recommendations

4.2 Relevant to diagnostic recommendations

4.3 Relevant to management recommendations

4.4 Relevant to follow-up recommendations

3. Recommendations

3.1 Recommendation

3.2 Recommendation

3.3 Recommendation

3.4 Recommendation

3.5 Recommendation

3.6 Recommendation

3.7 Recommendation

2. Guideline development

2.1 Contributors to the guide

2.2 Management of declaration of interests

2.3 Identification of the key questions

2.4 Identification of the critical outcomes

2.5 Evidence identification and retrieval, quality assessment and synthesis of evidence

2.6 Stakeholder survey

2.7 Qualitative study on contextual factors

2.8 Additional data

2.9 Formulation of the recommendations.

2.10 Document preparation and review

2.11 Future update of the guide

1. Introduction

1.3 Scope

1.4 Target audience

1.4 Clinical perspective and health care settings

Executive summary

Abbreviations

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

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