ArticleEndoscopy international open2018
The difference in ocular lens equivalent dose to ERCP personnel between prone and left lateral decubitus positions: a prospective randomized study.
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- Ergonomic wedge pillow to reduce neck pain after prone ERCP; a randomized, controlled study.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Trial
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient Positioning During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Procedures: A Comparison Between Semi-Prone- and Prone-Positioned Patients.Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and AssociatesTrial
- Ocular and the whole body radiation exposure during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.Turkish journal of surgery · 2024Article
- Minimizing radiation exposure in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a review for medical personnel.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2022Review
- Does ERCP position matter? A randomized controlled trial comparing efficacy and complications of left lateral versus prone position (POSITION study).Endoscopy international open · 2022Article
- The radiation doses and radiation protection on the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures.The British journal of radiology · 2021Review
- Strategy to Reduce the Collective Equivalent Dose for the Lens of the Physician's Eye Using Short Radiation Protection Curtains to Prevent Cataracts.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND STUDY
aimsEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is commonly performed in a prone or left lateral decubitus (LLD) position. The ocular lens equivalent doses between the two positions may be different because in the LLD position the tube voltage will automatically increase to maintain the image quality, and the increased distance between the image intensifier and the X-ray tube may result in more scattered radiation. We aimed to compare the ocular lens equivalent doses of ERCP personnel between the two different positions. PATIENTS AND
methodsFifty-five patients with ERCP indications were randomized to either prone or LLD positions. One patient in an LLD position was excluded due to technical reasons. Indications for ERCP, patients' vertical thicknesses, fluoroscopy parameters, patients' skin dose rates, and the ocular-lens equivalent doses of ERCP personnel were compared.
resultsBaseline characteristics were no different except for vertical thickness, which was significantly higher in the LLD group. The ocular lens equivalent doses (prone vs. LLD) of the primary endoscopist (19.2 vs. 30.7 µSv,
conclusionsOcular-radiation exposure to ERCP personnel was one-third lower in the prone than in LLD position. Therefore, more annual ERCPs could be performed by the personnel.
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