Effectiveness of Surveillance and Alert Systems in Qatar Radiography

This report examines the effectiveness of surveillance and alert systems within the radiography department at Hamad General Hospital in Qatar, focusing on the MERS-CoV protocol. The study, based on research by Varughese et al. (2015) and Abdallah et al. (2015), explores how the implementation of a surveillance loop and patient monitoring systems impacted the department's functionality. The methodology involved the generation of algorithms aligned with international guidelines for identifying MERS-CoV patients, followed by chest radiography and sample testing. The results demonstrated a significant reduction in the number of patients requiring MERS-CoV testing, enhanced accuracy, and decreased turnaround time, ultimately leading to a reduction in severe illness and death rates. The conclusion highlights the efficiency of the protocolized surveillance systems in the radiography and emergency departments, emphasizing their role in communicating sickness needs to mitigate the impact on health services and the population.

Surveillance and alert systems in radiography
department in Qatar

ABSTRACT
The article “Effectiveness of the Middle East respiratory syndrome-
coronavirus protocol in enhancing the function of an Emergency
Department in Qatar” talks about survillence and alert systems in the
radiography department in Quatar. This paper talks about the MERS-
CoV (Middle East Respiratory Sundrome) surveillance protocolin
Quatar.

BACKGROUND
Fig 1: Surveillance loop in healthcare settings of
Quatar
Source: Varughese et al. (2015)
• The surveillance protocol studied in the associated research
belongs to the Emergency department and Radiography at
Hamad General Hospital, Qatar (Varughese et al. 2015).
• The department focusses on minimizing the health hazards of
the patents.
• This protocol is responsible for the maximization of the
functional efficiency of radiography department.
• Focused on the controlling of cross infectivity.

METHOD
• Generation of algorithm is associated
with the international guidelines for the
screening and identification of MERS-
CoV patients (Abdallah et al. 2015).
• After proper identification was
performed, the chest radiography was
undertaken and the samples were sent
for further testing.
Fig 2: Patient Monitoring System
Source: Abdallah et al. (2015)

RESULTS
• After the use of surveillance protocol, the total number of patients
required to be tested for MERS-CoV reduced from 12,563 to 514.
• There is an enhanced accuracy of the department of radiography with a
reduced turnaround time.
• Thus, the severe rates of illness and deaths decreased by time.

CONCLUSION
• This is an efficient and protocolized surveillance systems in the
radiography and emergency department.
• These emergency techniques helps in the communication of sickness
needs to reduce the wave effects on health services as well as the
population.

References
Varughese, S., Read, J.G., Al-khal, A.L., Saleh, S.A., El Deeb, Y. and Cameron, P.A., 2015. Effectiveness of the Middle East
Respiratory Syndrome-coronavirus protocol in enhancing the function of an Emergency Department in Qatar. European
journal of emergency medicine: official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine, 22(5), p.316.
Abdallah, I., Aly, A. and Al Naemi, H., 2015. SU E P 57: Radiation Doses Assessment to Paediatric Patients for Some Digital‐ ‐ ‐
Diagnostic Radiology Examination in Emergency Department in Qatar. Medical physics, 42(6Part5), pp.3239-3239.