Radiation exposure in emergency ureteric stenting: A subgroup analysis by operator.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To review radiation exposure during emergency ureteric stent insertion to identify differences based on operator experience, specialty operator and stone characteristics.

Patients and methods

A retrospective audit over 10 years was performed for patients who underwent emergency stent insertion for urolithiasis with intraoperative fluoroscopy. Outcomes measured included operator experience, radiation exposure (mGy), dose area product (Gy/cm²), fluoroscopy time, stone characteristics and patient BMI. Analysis was performed in IBM SPSS Version 28. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results

Four hundred ten patients were identified, with a median age of 57 years, 64.6% male and a median BMI of 30. Urolithiasis was left-sided in

SUBMITTER: Tree K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560617 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature