Many diseases in pediatric patients require interventional radiological procedures. Currently, there are no dose reference values for pediatric patients in connection with interventional radiological procedures. The study aims to evaluate the dose for various diseases that require interventional radiological procedures.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: All paediatric patients who underwent an interventional procedure in Germany between 2016 and 2022 and whose data is recorded in the DeGIR-QS register of the German Society for Interventional
Sponsors
Uniklinik Freiburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients who received interventional radiological therapy during childhood (< 18 years of age)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Incomplete records in the register
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recording and description of the national distribution of the dose area product (DFP [cGycm2]) or the dose length product (DLP [mGy x cm]) and effective weighted CT dose index (CTDIvol [mGy]) for the various paediatric interventions in relation to corresponding age groups. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Establishment of exposure guidelines for the use of X-rays on paediatric patients in the context of interventional procedures for individual examination types, body regions and age groups (angiographic or CT-graphic). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactWibke Uller
Uniklinik Freiburg
Outcome results
None listed