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Reduced Fluoroscopy Time With Physician-Controlled Fluoroscopy During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Community Hospital Experience

Background and objective Fluoroscopy during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is associated with radiation exposure and related health risks. Either the physician or the radiology technologist can activate fluoroscopy during ERCP. The aim of this study was to determine if physici...

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Autores principales: Kakodkar, Samir, Haider, Ali, Hoff, Ryan T, Zamfirova, Ina, Chi, Kenneth
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8026404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33842147
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13771
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author Kakodkar, Samir
Haider, Ali
Hoff, Ryan T
Zamfirova, Ina
Chi, Kenneth
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Haider, Ali
Hoff, Ryan T
Zamfirova, Ina
Chi, Kenneth
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description Background and objective Fluoroscopy during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is associated with radiation exposure and related health risks. Either the physician or the radiology technologist can activate fluoroscopy during ERCP. The aim of this study was to determine if physician-controlled fluoroscopy is associated with decreased fluoroscopy time, which may correspond to less radiation exposure to patients and staff.  Methods We conducted a single-center, retrospective study; data were collected on ERCP performed using physician-controlled and technologist-controlled fluoroscopy. Fluoroscopy time, procedure complexity level, and Stanford Fluoroscopy Score were compared between the two groups. Results The median fluoroscopy time significantly differed between the two groups with 108 seconds for physician-controlled and 146 seconds for technologist-controlled procedures (p=0.004). The ratio of median fluoroscopy time to procedure complexity level was significantly lower in the physician-controlled group at 73.0 seconds compared to 97.0 seconds in the technologist-controlled group (p=0.002). The ratio of median fluoroscopy time to Stanford Fluoroscopy Score was 25.5 seconds in the physician-controlled group compared to 39.3 seconds in the technologist-controlled group, which was also statistically significant (p<0.001). A subgroup analysis of physicians with advanced training in ERCP also showed a significantly reduced median fluoroscopy time to Stanford Fluoroscopy Complexity Score ratio: 25.5 seconds for physician-controlled versus 35.0 seconds for technologist-controlled (p=0.001). Conclusion The ERCP technique with physician-controlled fluoroscopy may be associated with shorter fluoroscopy time. This may correspond to decreased radiation exposure to patients compared to radiology technologist-controlled fluoroscopy. Further investigations with larger, prospective studies are warranted.
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spelling pubmed-80264042021-04-09 Reduced Fluoroscopy Time With Physician-Controlled Fluoroscopy During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Community Hospital Experience Kakodkar, Samir Haider, Ali Hoff, Ryan T Zamfirova, Ina Chi, Kenneth Cureus Preventive Medicine Background and objective Fluoroscopy during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is associated with radiation exposure and related health risks. Either the physician or the radiology technologist can activate fluoroscopy during ERCP. The aim of this study was to determine if physician-controlled fluoroscopy is associated with decreased fluoroscopy time, which may correspond to less radiation exposure to patients and staff.  Methods We conducted a single-center, retrospective study; data were collected on ERCP performed using physician-controlled and technologist-controlled fluoroscopy. Fluoroscopy time, procedure complexity level, and Stanford Fluoroscopy Score were compared between the two groups. Results The median fluoroscopy time significantly differed between the two groups with 108 seconds for physician-controlled and 146 seconds for technologist-controlled procedures (p=0.004). The ratio of median fluoroscopy time to procedure complexity level was significantly lower in the physician-controlled group at 73.0 seconds compared to 97.0 seconds in the technologist-controlled group (p=0.002). The ratio of median fluoroscopy time to Stanford Fluoroscopy Score was 25.5 seconds in the physician-controlled group compared to 39.3 seconds in the technologist-controlled group, which was also statistically significant (p<0.001). A subgroup analysis of physicians with advanced training in ERCP also showed a significantly reduced median fluoroscopy time to Stanford Fluoroscopy Complexity Score ratio: 25.5 seconds for physician-controlled versus 35.0 seconds for technologist-controlled (p=0.001). Conclusion The ERCP technique with physician-controlled fluoroscopy may be associated with shorter fluoroscopy time. This may correspond to decreased radiation exposure to patients compared to radiology technologist-controlled fluoroscopy. Further investigations with larger, prospective studies are warranted. Cureus 2021-03-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8026404/ /pubmed/33842147 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13771 Text en Copyright © 2021, Kakodkar et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Kakodkar, Samir
Haider, Ali
Hoff, Ryan T
Zamfirova, Ina
Chi, Kenneth
Reduced Fluoroscopy Time With Physician-Controlled Fluoroscopy During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Community Hospital Experience
title Reduced Fluoroscopy Time With Physician-Controlled Fluoroscopy During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Community Hospital Experience
title_full Reduced Fluoroscopy Time With Physician-Controlled Fluoroscopy During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Community Hospital Experience
title_fullStr Reduced Fluoroscopy Time With Physician-Controlled Fluoroscopy During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Community Hospital Experience
title_full_unstemmed Reduced Fluoroscopy Time With Physician-Controlled Fluoroscopy During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Community Hospital Experience
title_short Reduced Fluoroscopy Time With Physician-Controlled Fluoroscopy During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Community Hospital Experience
title_sort reduced fluoroscopy time with physician-controlled fluoroscopy during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a community hospital experience
topic Preventive Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8026404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33842147
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13771
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