Surgeon education decreases radiation dose in complex endovascular procedures and improves patient safety

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 715-721

  Kirkwood, Melissa L ^a   Arbique, Gary M ^a   Guild, Jeffrey B ^a   Timaran, Carlos ^a   Chung, Jayer ^a   Anderson, Jon A ^a   Valentine, R James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883174190     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.04.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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