Diagnostic reference levels and complexity indices in interventional radiology: a national programme

Autor: Rafael Ruiz-Cruces, M. M. Soler-Cantos, A. Martin-Palanca, F. J. Diaz-Romero, Eliseo Vano, A. Gil-Agudo, J. Hernandez-Armas, M. A. Zarca-Diaz, T. Moreno-Sanchez, J. J. Muñoz Ruiz-Canela, Manuel Perez-Martinez, J. J. Gallego-Beuter, J. C. Zapata-Jimenez, M. Gonzalez-de-Garay, V. Parra-Osorio, J. M. Fernandez-Soto, A. Lopez-Medina, F. Rosales-Espizua, C. Moreno-Saiz, M. Canis-Lopez, Roberto M. Sanchez-Casanueva, P. Galan-Montenegro, F. Moreno-Rodriguez, Sergio Cañete, F. Carrera-Magariño, J. M. Pastor-Vega
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: European Radiology. 26:4268-4276
ISSN: 1432-1084
0938-7994
Popis: To propose national diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for interventional radiology and to evaluate the impact of the procedural complexity on patient doses. Eight interventional radiology units from Spanish hospitals were involved in this project. The participants agreed to undergo common quality control procedures for X-ray systems. Kerma area product (KAP) was collected from a sample of 1,649 procedures. A consensus document established the criteria to evaluate the complexity of seven types of procedures. DRLs were set as the 3rd quartile of KAP values. The KAP (3rd quartile) in Gy cm2 for the procedures included in the survey were: lower extremity arteriography (n = 784) 78; renal arteriography (n = 37) 107; transjugular hepatic biopsies (THB) (n = 30) 45; biliary drainage (BD) (n = 314) 30; uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) (n = 56) 214; colon endoprostheses (CE) (n = 31) 169; hepatic chemoembolization (HC) (n = 269) 303; femoropopliteal revascularization (FR) (n = 62) 119; and iliac stent (n = 66) 170. The complexity involved the increases in the following KAP factors from simple to complex procedures: THB x4; BD x13; UFE x3; CE x3; HC x5; FR x5 and IS x4. The evaluation of the procedure complexity in patient doses will allow the proper use of DRLs for the optimization of interventional radiology. • National DRLs for interventional procedures have been proposed given level of complexity • For clinical audits, the level of complexity should be taken into account. • An evaluation of the complexity levels of the procedure should be made.
Databáze: OpenAIRE