X-ray exposure hazards for physicians performing ablation procedures and device implantation: Results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey

Europace

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 444-446

  Marinskis, Germanas ^a   Bongiorni, Maria Grazia ^b   Dagres, Nikolaos ^c   Lewalter, Thorsten ^d   Pison, Laurent ^e   Blomstrom Lundqvist, Carina ^f  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d Isarklinikum Munich   (Germany)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Fluoroscopy; Pacing; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION SAFETY; REVIEW; X RAY;

CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EUROPE; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84874422779     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eut022     Document Type: Review

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