Radiation protection effect of mobile shield barrier for the medical personnel during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a quasi-experimental prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effectiveness of radiation protection offered by a newly designed mobile shield barrier for medical personnel during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

Design

Quasi-experimental prospective study.

Setting

ERCP procedures conducted between October 2016 and June 2017 at a single secondary referral hospital that performs approximately 250 therapeutic ERCP procedures annually.

Interventions

The mobile shield barrier was a custom-made 2 mm Pb shielding plate (width: 120 cm, height: 190 cm) with a 0.5 mm Pb window (width: 115 cm, height: 60 cm) on its upper part was used. Four wheels were attached to the bottom to allow easy moving.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The radiation doses were measured during

SUBMITTER: Chung KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6527993 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature