RT Journal Article
T1 Effective Reduction of Radiation Exposure during Cardiac Catheterization.
A1 Gutiérrez-Barrios, Alejandro
A1 Camacho-Galán, Hugo
A1 Medina-Camacho, Francisco
A1 Cañadas-Pruaño, Dolores
A1 Jimenez-Moreno, Antonio
A1 Calle-Perez, German
A1 Vázquez-García, Rafael
K1 Cardiac catheterization/adverse effects
K1 occupational exposure/prevention & control
K1 patient safety
K1 radiation exposure/prevention & control
K1 radiation monitoring
K1 radiation protection/methods
K1 radiography, interventional/adverse effects
K1 risk factors
K1 workforce
AB Exposure to ionizing radiation during cardiac catheterization can have harmful consequences for patients and for the medical staff involved in the procedures. Minimizing radiation doses during the procedures is essential. We investigated whether fine-tuning the radiation protocol reduces radiation doses in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. In January 2016, we implemented a new protocol with reduced radiation doses in the Hospital de Jerez catheterization laboratory. We analyzed 170 consecutive coronary interventional procedures (85 of which were performed after the new protocol was implemented) and the personal dosimeters of the interventional cardiologists who performed the procedures. Overall, the low-radiation protocol reduced air kerma (dose of radiation) by 44.9% (95% CI, 18.4%-70.8%; P=0.001). The dose-area product decreased by 61% (95% CI, 30.2%-90.1%; P
YR 2019
FD 2019-06-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14668
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14668
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DS RISalud
RD Apr 11, 2025