Surgeons’ Greatest Reliance On fluoroscopy During Procedures Exposes All O.R Personnel To Dangerous Radiation
- Surgeons are highly exposed especially in MIS surgeries1 and in scoliosis surgeries2.
- Radiation exposure in spine surgery has been found to be 10 to 12 times greater than other fluoroscopically-assisted non-spinal musculoskeletal procedures3.
- An average spine surgeon will receive the maximum allowable lifetime exposure of radiation within 10 years of practice4.
What Surgeons Say About Radiation Exposure
PediGuard Devices Can Significantly Reduce Radiation
Studies show that the PediGuard probe can significantly reduce the radiation exposure to the surgeon and the OR team.
73%
Reduction of X-Ray time in MIS5
51%
Reduction of thyroid radiation exposure to the surgeon5
30%
Reduction of X-Ray shots in open surgeries2-8
54%
Reduction of dose area product9
References
1 – Bindal RK et al. J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Dec;9(6):570-3
2 – Ul Haque M et al. Spine. 2006;31:2516–2520.
3 – Rampersaud 2000
4 – Ul Haque 2006
5 – Lubansu A et al. EurosSpine 2011
6 – Bai YS et al. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2013 Aug;26(6):316-20.
7 – Chaput C et al. Spine 2012 Oct 15; 37(21): E1314–E1321.
8 – Defino H et al. Coluna/Columna. 2020;19(3):189-93
9 – Heimen K. DWG meeting 2014
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