PAEDIATRIC SURGERY Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2016; 98: 483–487 doi 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0215
Quantification of radiation exposure in the operating theatre during management of common fractures of the upper extremity in children JF Maempel, OD Stone, AW Murray Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION
Surgical procedures to manage trauma to the wrist, forearm and elbow in children are very common. Image intensifiers are used routinely, yet studies/guidelines that quantify expected radiation exposure in such procedures are lacking. METHODS Information on demographics, injury type, surgeon grade and dose area product (DAP) of radiation exposure per procedure was collected prospectively for 248 patients undergoing manipulation/fixation of injuries to the elbow, forearm or wrist at a paediatric hospital over 1 year. 2 RESULTS DAP exposure (in cGycm ) differed significantly across different procedures (p
Quantification of radiation exposure in the operating theatre during management of common fractures of the upper extremity in children JF Maempel, OD Stone, AW Murray Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION
Surgical procedures to manage trauma to the wrist, forearm and elbow in children are very common. Image intensifiers are used routinely, yet studies/guidelines that quantify expected radiation exposure in such procedures are lacking. METHODS Information on demographics, injury type, surgeon grade and dose area product (DAP) of radiation exposure per procedure was collected prospectively for 248 patients undergoing manipulation/fixation of injuries to the elbow, forearm or wrist at a paediatric hospital over 1 year. 2 RESULTS DAP exposure (in cGycm ) differed significantly across different procedures (p
