Should Fluoro Be Your Go-to?

Part Two in a Three-Part Series   Welcome back to our series on foreign body and fluoroscopy. If you’re new to the series, catch up on part one at http://emn.online/1lb0SAI.   Why is fluoroscopy worth investigating? A group of Chinese interventional radiologists looked at eight years’ worth of data using percutaneous fluoroscopically guided removal (PFGR) of foreign bodies in soft tissues. The 2009 study looked at foreign bodies in the skin from one week to 10 years. Ninety-four percent of the 346 foreign bodies were removed without any serious complications. The removal time ranged from 30 seconds to 20 minutes, but the mean was one to six minutes. Set up, transport, and communication with specialists can add more time to your procedure. The technique is very effective and important to consider. The savvy practitioner may well conclude PGFR of foreign bodies in the soft tissue under fluoroscope is safe and effective. (J South Med Univ 2009;29[12]:2504.)   Another recent study analyzed the amount of radiation received by orthopedic surgeons during fluoroscopy procedures. (J Clin Diagn Res 2015;9[3]:RC01; http://bit.ly/1WKNIYG.) The authors looked at 12 right-handed male orthopedic surgeons in a three-month prospective study and their radiation exposure measurement (with adequate protection measures in all procedures) using C-arm fluoroscopy. Each surgeon used five thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) badges, which were tagged at the neck, chest, gonads, and wrists....
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