Burden of Ionizing Radiation in the Diagnosis and Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A step-up endoscopic or percutaneous approach improves outcomes in necrotizing pancreatitis (NP). However, these require multiple radiographic studies and fluoroscopic procedures, which use low-dose ionizing radiation. The cumulative radiation exposure for treatment of NP has not been well defined.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study of consecutive patients with NP admitted to University of California San Francisco Medical Center from January 2011 to June 2019. We calculated effective doses for fluoroscopic procedures using the dose area product and used the National Cancer Institute tool for computed tomography studies. The primary outcome was the cumulative effective dose (CED). Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate risk factors of high

SUBMITTER: Thiruvengadam NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8081480 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature