Evolving operator practices reduced patient radiation dose in interventional cardiology: Trends in a single center.

• Tác giả: Gasmelseed Y Ahmed, Stephen Balter, Michael Collins, Kais Hyasat, Ajay Kirtane, Margaret McEntegart, Jeffrey Moses, Leroy E Rabbani
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Thông tin xuất bản: United States : American heart journal , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 60884

Tóm tắt

BACKGROUND: This retrospective study addresses the role of operator and fluoroscopy equipment in reducing patient radiation exposure in the Cath lab. METHODS: Data from 99,400 procedures performed in our institution between 2007 and 2019 were reviewed. Dosimetric parameters included reference point air kerma (K RESULTS: For all procedures, median K CONCLUSIONS: There was a significant reduction in patient radiation (K