Table 1. Type and number of recorded procedures. Range of kerma area product (KAP) and the usage or radiation protection measures per procedure are also shown.
Usage of radiation protection measures |
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No. of cases | KAP range (cGy cm2) | Apron (%) | Collar (%) | Glasses (%) | Gloves (%) | Table curtain (%) | Ceiling shield (%) | Floor shield (%) | |
Cardiac procedures | |||||||||
Coronary angiography | 6 | 1087–4534 | 100 | 100 | 83 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 17 |
Pacemaker implantation | 1 | 4205 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 100 | 100 | 71 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 14 | |
Radiology procedures | |||||||||
Nephrostomy | 1 | 2719 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
Phlebography | 1 | 9773 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Embolism | 2 | 828–31 594 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Cholangiography | 1 | 7101 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
Carotid artery angioplasty | 2 | 7415–7640 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Left subclavian artery angioplasty | 1 | 13405 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Femoral artery angioplasty | 1 | 828 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
TIPSS | 2 | 35 360–43 003 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Vertebroplasty | 3 | 9054–9564 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
Lower extremities DSA | 1 | 9994 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Fistula stenting | 2 | 329–7101 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Foreign body removal | 1 | 552 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Total | 18 | 100 | 100 | 83 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 78 |
TIPSS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt. DSA, digital subtraction angiography.