TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of a radiopharmaceutical multidose dispenser for positron emission tomography
T2 - Risk assessment and mitigation measures for infection prevention
AU - Karanfilovska, Daniela
AU - Martin, Ruth
AU - Barton, Howard
AU - Yap, Kenneth S.
AU - Cheng, Allen
PY - 2020/3
Y1 - 2020/3
N2 - Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging necessitates the use of multidose vials for radiopharmaceutical delivery to patients. Conventional practices involve manual extraction of radiopharmaceuticals from a multidose vial prior to each PET procedure, which exposes the technologist to increasing levels of radiation and poses a potential infection risk to patients with frequent handling and access of the vial. New technologies for automated dosing and infusion delivery are available, however these incorporate both a multidose vial and a multi-patient infusion set. There is an absence of guidance for infection prevention (IP) units regarding the safety and acceptability of these devices. This paper describes the process of risk assessment and the mitigation measures for training, workflows, and documentation which led to the safe introduction of an automated PET infusion device in a large tertiary public healthcare facility.
AB - Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging necessitates the use of multidose vials for radiopharmaceutical delivery to patients. Conventional practices involve manual extraction of radiopharmaceuticals from a multidose vial prior to each PET procedure, which exposes the technologist to increasing levels of radiation and poses a potential infection risk to patients with frequent handling and access of the vial. New technologies for automated dosing and infusion delivery are available, however these incorporate both a multidose vial and a multi-patient infusion set. There is an absence of guidance for infection prevention (IP) units regarding the safety and acceptability of these devices. This paper describes the process of risk assessment and the mitigation measures for training, workflows, and documentation which led to the safe introduction of an automated PET infusion device in a large tertiary public healthcare facility.
KW - Infection control
KW - Nuclear medicine
KW - Positron-emission tomography
KW - Radiation exposure
KW - Radioactive tracer administration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85077304090&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.idh.2019.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.idh.2019.12.003
M3 - Comment / Debate
AN - SCOPUS:85077304090
SN - 2468-0451
VL - 25
SP - 101
EP - 106
JO - Infection, Disease and Health
JF - Infection, Disease and Health
IS - 2
ER -
