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Predictors of radiation exposure to providers during percutaneous nephrolithotomy
BACKGROUND: Limited studies have reported on radiation risks of increased ionizing radiation exposure to medical personnel in the urologic community. Fluoroscopy is readily used in many urologic surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to determine radiation exposure to all operating room pers...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5308040/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28216931 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7796.198903 |
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author | Wenzler, David L. Abbott, Joel E. Su, Jeannie J. Shi, William Slater, Richard Miller, Daniel Siemens, Michelle J. Sur, Roger L. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Limited studies have reported on radiation risks of increased ionizing radiation exposure to medical personnel in the urologic community. Fluoroscopy is readily used in many urologic surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to determine radiation exposure to all operating room personnel during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL), commonly performed for large renal or complex stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively collected personnel exposure data for all PNL cases at two academic institutions. This was collected using the Instadose™ dosimeter and reported both continuously and categorically as high and low dose using a 10 mrem dose threshold, the approximate amount of radiation received from one single chest X-ray. Predictors of increased radiation exposure were determined using multivariate analysis. RESULTS: A total of 91 PNL cases in 66 patients were reviewed. Median surgery duration and fluoroscopy time were 142 (38–368) min and 263 (19–1809) sec, respectively. Median attending urologist, urology resident, anesthesia, and nurse radiation exposure per case was 4 (0–111), 4 (0–21), 0 (0–5), and 0 (0–5) mrem, respectively. On univariate analysis, stone area, partial or staghorn calculi, surgery duration, and fluoroscopy time were associated with high attending urologist and resident radiation exposure. Preexisting access that was utilized was negatively associated with resident radiation exposure. However, on multivariate analysis, only fluoroscopy duration remained significant for attending urologist radiation exposure. CONCLUSION: Increased stone burden, partial or staghorn calculi, surgery and fluoroscopy duration, and absence of preexisting access were associated with high provider radiation exposure. Radiation safety awareness is essential to minimize exposure and to protect the patient and all providers from potential radiation injury. |
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spelling | pubmed-53080402017-02-17 Predictors of radiation exposure to providers during percutaneous nephrolithotomy Wenzler, David L. Abbott, Joel E. Su, Jeannie J. Shi, William Slater, Richard Miller, Daniel Siemens, Michelle J. Sur, Roger L. Urol Ann Original Article BACKGROUND: Limited studies have reported on radiation risks of increased ionizing radiation exposure to medical personnel in the urologic community. Fluoroscopy is readily used in many urologic surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to determine radiation exposure to all operating room personnel during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL), commonly performed for large renal or complex stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively collected personnel exposure data for all PNL cases at two academic institutions. This was collected using the Instadose™ dosimeter and reported both continuously and categorically as high and low dose using a 10 mrem dose threshold, the approximate amount of radiation received from one single chest X-ray. Predictors of increased radiation exposure were determined using multivariate analysis. RESULTS: A total of 91 PNL cases in 66 patients were reviewed. Median surgery duration and fluoroscopy time were 142 (38–368) min and 263 (19–1809) sec, respectively. Median attending urologist, urology resident, anesthesia, and nurse radiation exposure per case was 4 (0–111), 4 (0–21), 0 (0–5), and 0 (0–5) mrem, respectively. On univariate analysis, stone area, partial or staghorn calculi, surgery duration, and fluoroscopy time were associated with high attending urologist and resident radiation exposure. Preexisting access that was utilized was negatively associated with resident radiation exposure. However, on multivariate analysis, only fluoroscopy duration remained significant for attending urologist radiation exposure. CONCLUSION: Increased stone burden, partial or staghorn calculi, surgery and fluoroscopy duration, and absence of preexisting access were associated with high provider radiation exposure. Radiation safety awareness is essential to minimize exposure and to protect the patient and all providers from potential radiation injury. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5308040/ /pubmed/28216931 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7796.198903 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Urology Annals http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Wenzler, David L. Abbott, Joel E. Su, Jeannie J. Shi, William Slater, Richard Miller, Daniel Siemens, Michelle J. Sur, Roger L. Predictors of radiation exposure to providers during percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
title | Predictors of radiation exposure to providers during percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
title_full | Predictors of radiation exposure to providers during percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
title_fullStr | Predictors of radiation exposure to providers during percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of radiation exposure to providers during percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
title_short | Predictors of radiation exposure to providers during percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
title_sort | predictors of radiation exposure to providers during percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5308040/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28216931 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7796.198903 |
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