IONIZING RADIATION EXPOSURE IN PATIENTS WITH COVID-19: MORE THAN NEEDED.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry
; 194(2-3): 135-143, 2021 Jul 14.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1276231
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of the study was to evaluate the ionizing radiation exposure in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This was a retrospective study in which all patients presented with suggestive symptoms of COVID-19 were included. The study was carried out in a university-affiliated private hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. Biological radiation dose exposure (cumulative effective dose CED) was evaluated in millisievert (mSv) units.RESULTS:
A total of 1410 patients were included in the study. Of all study subjects, 804 patients (57%) underwent only one chest computed tomography (CT) procedure. Six hundred and six patients (43%) had two or more chest CT procedures. Median CED was 6.02 (min-max1.67-16.27) mSv. The number of patients who were exposed to ≤ 5 mSv were 149 (24.6%), whereas 457 patients (75.4%) were exposed to >5 mSv.CONCLUSION:
The radiation exposure in COVID-19 patients seems unjustifiably high. Awareness should be increased as to the proper use of chest CT in COVID-19 as per to the society recommendations.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Radiation Exposure
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Radiat Prot Dosimetry
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Rpd
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