Fluoroscopy; Adverse Effect, Radiation Exposure
Conditions
Keywords
endoscopy, fluoroscopy, radiation exposure
Brief summary
There has been increasing awareness regarding the risk of radiation exposure to patients and providers when performing procedures requiring fluoroscopic guidance.
Detailed description
Fluoroscopy guidance is routinely used in many endoscopic procedures per standard-of-care practice and there is increasing effort to minimize the degree of radiation exposure to patients and providers during fluoroscopy usage. The current fluoroscopy machine used per standard-of-care practice at the Center for Interventional Endoscopy is the Eview machine (Omega Medical Imaging, Orlando, FL, USA). Recently, CA-100S technology (FluoroShield, Omega Medical Imaging) has been developed in an effort to further reduce the degree of radiation exposure to patients and provides. This technology is an additional component that can be fitted to the preexisting Eview fluoroscopy machine, in order to further filter radiation that has passed through the pre-existing machine. The investigators will be performing this study to determine the degree of radiation exposure to patients and providers when using the Eview fluoroscopy machine, with and without the FluoroShield radiation exposure reduction system. There has been increasing awareness regarding the risk of radiation exposure to patients and providers when performing procedures requiring fluoroscopic guidance. In a prior study, the Eview machine, which is currently used for fluoroscopy guidance at the Center for Interventional Endoscopy, was shown to decrease, but not completely eliminate, radiation exposure when compared to C-arm type of fluoroscopy machines (GE Healthcare, Wauwatosa, WI, USA). Recently, the FluoroShield technology (Omega Medical Imaging) has been developed in an effort to further reduce the degree of radiation exposure to patients and provides. This technology is an additional component that can be fitted to the preexisting Eview fluoroscopy machines, in order to further filter radiation that has passed through the pre-existing machine.
Interventions
RADIATIONRadiation exposure
Radiation exposure via Eview Fluoroscopy machine.
Sponsors
AdventHealth
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years and older * Having an endoscopy with fluoroscopy
Exclusion criteria
* Less than 18 years of age * Not having an endoscopy with fluoroscopy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Degree of exposure measured by Dap meter and cumulative air KERMA | 1 day | Measurement of the degree of radiation exposure to patients and providers when performing endoscopic procedures with fluoroscopy guidance, with and without the FluroShield radiation exposure reduction system will be measured. The data will be collected in microgray per meter squared (Dap meter) and milligray (cumulative air KERMA). |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed