Journal article
Effectiveness of the implementation of a simple radiation reduction protocol in the catheterization laboratory
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A reduction in radiation doses at the catheterization laboratory, maintaining the quality of procedures is essential. Our objective was to analyze the results of a simple radiation reduction protocol at a high-volume interventional cardiology unit.
METHODS: We analyzed 1160 consecutive procedures: 580 performed before the implementation of the protocol and 580 after it. The protocol consisted in: the reduction of the …
Authors
Jurado-Román A; Sánchez-Pérez I; Ruíz-Poveda FL; López-Lluva MT; Pinilla-Echeverri N; Arciniegas AM; Agudo-Quilez P; Agudo AG
Journal
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 328–332
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.carrev.2016.03.012
ISSN
1553-8389
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AgedAged, 80 and overAortographyCardiac CatheterizationCineangiographyCoronary AngiographyFemaleFluoroscopyHeart DiseasesHospitals, High-VolumeHumansMaleMiddle AgedOccupational ExposureOccupational HealthOperating RoomsPatient SafetyPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPredictive Value of TestsProgram EvaluationProspective StudiesRadiation DosageRadiation ExposureRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRadiography, InterventionalRadionuclide VentriculographySoftwareTime Factors