IONIZING RADIATION EXPOSURE IN PATIENTS WITH COVID-19: MORE THAN NEEDED.

Autor:	Yurdaisik I; Department of Radiology, Istinye University, Gaziosmanpasa Medical Park Hospital, 34250 Istanbul, Turkey., Nurili F; Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Ketteting Cancer Center, Interventional Radiology, New York, NY 10065, USA., Aksoy SH; Department of Radiology, Galata University, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, 34768 Istanbul, Turkey., Agirman AG; Department of Radiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, 34668 Istanbul, Turkey., Aktan A; Department of Radiology, Yalova Private Hospital, 77100 Yalova, Turkey.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Radiation protection dosimetry [Radiat Prot Dosimetry] 2021 Jul 14; Vol. 194 (2-3), pp. 135-143.
DOI:	10.1093/rpd/ncab092
Abstrakt:	Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the ionizing radiation exposure in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Materials and Methods: 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-max:1.67-16.27) 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. (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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