@article{Faroux2018-uj,

title = {Reduction in exposure of interventional cardiologists to ionising 

 radiation over a 10-year period},

author = {Laurent Faroux and Thierry Blanpain and Pierre Nazeyrollas and Sophie Tassan-Mangina and Virginie Heroguelle and Christophe Tourneux and Florian Baudin and Damien Metz},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-05-01},

journal = {Int. J. Cardiol.},

volume = {259},

pages = {57–59},

abstract = {Exposure of operators to ionising radiation in interventional 

 cardiology has likely diminished, but data confirming the 

 magnitude of the reduction are lacking. The aim of this study was 

 to compare the dose of radiation received by interventional 

 cardiology operators at 11 years interval (2006 vs 2017). The 

 study population comprised all interventional coronary procedures 

 performed by a single operator in one catheterization laboratory 

 (cathlab) of a large university hospital in north-eastern France. 

 Exposure was compared between two periods, namely period 1 (from 

 October 2005 to March 2006) and period 2 (from March 2017 to June 

 2017). The primary endpoint was the dose of radiation received by 

 the operator, measured using an electronic dosimeter placed on 

 the operator's left arm. In 2017, the dose of radiation received 

 by the operators was, on average, 95% lower than the dose 

 received in 2006 (p < 0.0001), even though the average 

 fluoroscopy time increased by 73% over the same period (p < 

 0.0001). By multivariable analysis including body mass index, 

 fluoroscopy time and performance of at least one (1) coronary 

 angioplasty, the reduction in the operator's exposure to 

 radiation remained significant. The dose of radiation received by 

 interventional cardiology operators has decreased by 95% over 

 the last ten years.},

keywords = {Cardiac catheterization; Coronary artery; Radiation risk},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}