1. Potential risk assessment: a model for quality evaluation in fluoroscopy-guided interventional procedures.
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Oliveira M, Navarro M, Costa E, Kremer D, Pinheiro R, Freitas V, Modesto I, Macedo E, Ferreira J, Andrade D, Damasceno L, and Joseneas E
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- Humans, Fluoroscopy methods, Risk Assessment methods, Female, Male, Radiography, Interventional adverse effects, Radiation Monitoring methods, Radiation Protection standards, Radiation Protection methods, Radiology, Interventional methods, Radiology, Interventional standards, Radiation Exposure analysis, Radiation Dosage, Occupational Exposure analysis, Occupational Exposure prevention & control
- Abstract
This study presented a model applied for potential risk assessment in an interventional radiology setting. The model of potential risk assessment (MARP) consisted of the creation of a scale of indicators ranging from 0 to 5. The radiation levels were categorized according to gender, kind of procedure, value of kerma air product (Pka), and accumulated radiation dose (mGy). The MARP model was applied in 121 institutions over 8 y. A total of 201 656 patient radiation doses (Dose-area product and accumulated kerma) data were launched into the system over time, with an average of 22 406 doses per year. In the context of the workers (cardiologists, radiographers, and nurses) monitored during the MARP application, 8007 cases (with an average of 890 per year) of occupational radiation doses were recorded. This study showed a strategy for quality evaluation in fluoroscopy using a model with a compulsory information system for monitoring safety., (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2024
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