Factors affecting exposure level for medical staff during orthopedic procedures under fluoroscopic control

Factors Influencing Radiation Use During Fluoroscopic Procedures

Factors Affecting Lethal Isotherms During Cryoablation Procedures

BACKGROUND Creating appropriately-sized, lethal isotherms during cryoablation of renal tumors is critical in order to achieve sufficiently-sized zones of cell death. To ensure adequate cell death in target treatment locations, surgeons must carefully select the type, size, location, and number of probes to be used, as well as various probe operating parameters. OBJECTIVE The current study inv...

Factors affecting patient satisfaction during endoscopic procedures.

OBJECTIVE To assess the quality and patient satisfaction in Endoscopy Unit of Shifa International Hospital. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Division of Gastroenterology, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan, from July 2011 to January 2012. METHODOLOGY Quality and patient satisfaction after the endoscopic procedure was assessed using a modified...

Medical staff attitudes toward family presence during pediatric procedures.

OBJECTIVE Investigate health care providers' perceived advantages and disadvantages of family member presence (FMP) for a wide spectrum of procedures in the pediatric emergency department. SETTING Urban tertiary care children's hospital. PARTICIPANTS Pediatric emergency department faculty and nurses, pediatric residents. METHODS In a written survey, participants rated approval of FMP for ...

Occupational Radiation Exposure to the Extremities of Medical Staff during Hysterosalpingography and Radionuclide Bone Scan Procedures in Several Nigerian Hospitals

OBJECTIVE The practice of regular dose measurement helps to ascertain the level of occupational dose delivered to the staff involved in diagnostic procedures. This study was carried out to evaluate the dose exposed to the hands of radiologists and a radiologic technologist carrying out HSG and radionuclide bone scan examinations in several hospitals in Nigeria. METHODS Radiation doses exposed...