Tracking intraoperative fluoroscopy utilization reduces radiation exposure during ureteroscopy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 763-767

  Ngo, Tin C ^a   MacLeod, Liam C ^a   Rosenstein, Daniel I ^b   Reese, Jeffrey H ^b   Shinghal, Rajesh ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; URETER; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; URETHRA; UROLOGY;

DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; TIME FACTORS; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 79957619466     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0624     Document Type: Article

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