Factors affecting radiation dose, radiation exposure time and procedural time in arterial embolization for active hemorrhage

• Published in: Emergency radiology Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 641 - 652
• Main Authors: Ghosn, Youssef, Khdhir, Mihran, Jabbour, Yara, Dushfunian, David, Kobeissi, Iyad, Abbas, Nada, Akkari, Chantal, Kahwaji, Eva-Maria, Muallem, Nadim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.10.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Aged; Bleeding; Demographic variables; Dependent variables; Embolization; Embolization, Therapeutic - methods; Emergency Medicine; Female; Fluoroscopy; Hemorrhage; Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging; Hemorrhage - therapy; Humans; Imaging; Independent variables; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Article; Patients; Pelvis; Radiation; Radiation Dosage; Radiation effects; Radiation Exposure; Radiography, Interventional; Radiology; Retrospective Studies; Sex; Time Factors; Procedural time; Arterial embolization; Radiation dose; Active bleed

Purpose To evaluate patient and procedure-related factors contributing to the radiation dose, cumulative fluoroscopy time (CFT), and procedural time (PT) of Arterial Embolization (AE) for suspected active bleeding. Methods Data on patients who underwent AE for suspected bleeding was retrospectively...