Video from ECR 2017: Dr. Christiane Nyhsen on ultrasound cross-infection

Mar 3, 2017

Ultrasound scans are a major potential source of nosocomial infections and cross-infection. The European Society of Radiology’s Working Group on Ultrasound has studied this topic closely. Dr. Christiane Nyhsen, consultant radiologist at Sunderland Royal Hospital in the U.K., provides an update and urges everybody to pay more attention to good practices in ultrasound.

Pre-Info of Phillip Ward (just this info is not for unchecked publishing, the video is best practice and ready for publishing): Ultrasound cross infection survey Dr. Christiane Nyhsen, Sunderland, U.K.
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