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J Interv Card Electrophysiol ; 56(2): 183-190, 2019 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30280302

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PURPOSE: Technological advancements have greatly expanded the field of cardiac electrophysiology, requiring greater demands on imaging systems and potentially delivering higher radiation doses to patients and operators. With little contemporary research on occupational and patient radiation risk in the electrophysiology laboratory, the aim of this study was to analyze radiation doses, including occupational fetal doses, over approximately the last decade. We benchmarked the occupational data to our patient radiation dose data to allow for comparison and to put into perspective the associated radiation risks. METHODS: Occupational radiation dosimetry analyzed included data from an 11-year period for physicians, a 7-year period for nurses, and a 9-year period for fetal doses. Patient-related dose metrics over an 8-year period were also analyzed. RESULTS: In the physician and nursing groups, there was a nearly 70% decrease in the average occupational radiation doses over the given periods. Within the electrophysiology department, the average fetal occupational doses were very low, close to 0 µSv. The average reference point air kerma per patient for all electrophysiology procedures decreased from nearly 600 mGy/procedure in 2010 to just over 100 mGy/procedure in 2017. CONCLUSIONS: Patient and occupational radiation doses in our laboratories significantly decreased over the periods analyzed as a result of clinical and technical staff efforts as well as advances in imaging technology. The radiation-related risk to individuals working in our electrophysiology laboratories, including pregnant women, is very low. Data reported herein could be used by other institutions to evaluate their occupational and patient radiation safety practices.


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Técnicas Eletrofisiológicas Cardíacas , Exposição Ocupacional , Doses de Radiação , Monitoramento de Radiação/métodos , Radiografia Intervencionista , Adulto , Feminino , Feto/efeitos da radiação , Fluoroscopia , Humanos , Masculino , Gravidez , Proteção Radiológica
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