Radiation Awareness for Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the Hybrid Operating Room: An Instant Operator Risk Chart for Daily Practice.
Quirina M B de RuiterFrans L MollConstantijn E V B HazenbergJoost A Van HerwaardenPublished in: Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists (2021)
The operator dose rates were correlated to patient dose rate; however, C-arm angulation and changing from femoral to brachial vascular access site may disproportionally increase the operator radiation risk compared with the patient radiation risk. An instant risk chart may improve operator dose awareness during EVAR.