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Lessons from two cases of radiation induced skin injuries in fluoroscopic procedures in Bulgaria.

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Kostova-Lefterova, D; Vassileva, J; Rehani, MM
Published in: J Radiol Prot
December 2017

BACKGROUND: Radiation-induced injuries to patient skin as a result of fluoroscopy guided interventional procedures are infrequently reported, often misdiagnosed and there is a need to learn lessons from every injury. METHODS: This paper describes two cases of radiation induced skin injuries that are, to the best of our knowledge, the first ever reported cases from Bulgaria and possibly from Eastern Europe, and would thus have educational value. RESULTS: The important messages from the skin injuries reported here are: lack of awareness among part of the interventional specialists about the potential for radiation induced skin injury, misdiagnosis after injury happened because of lack of awareness and knowledge among general physicians, dermatologists and surgeons who followed up cases of skin injuries; the lack of system to monitor patients with relatively high exposure; the important role played by the medical physicist in diagnosing the injury and overall in initiating actions; the role of training and informational material displayed in interventional facilities. CONCLUSIONS: For avoidance of skin injuries from interventional procedures it is of utmost importance to implement a system that includes (a) regular monitoring of radiation dose parameters of the procedure; (b) established trigger values for reporting;

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J Radiol Prot

DOI

EISSN

1361-6498

Publication Date

December 2017

Volume

37

Issue

4

Start / End Page

938 / 946

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Skin
  • Radiation Injuries
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Bulgaria
  • Aged
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Kostova-Lefterova, D., Vassileva, J., & Rehani, M. M. (2017). Lessons from two cases of radiation induced skin injuries in fluoroscopic procedures in Bulgaria. J Radiol Prot, 37(4), 938–946. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/aa8ce7
Kostova-Lefterova, D., J. Vassileva, and M. M. Rehani. “Lessons from two cases of radiation induced skin injuries in fluoroscopic procedures in Bulgaria.J Radiol Prot 37, no. 4 (December 2017): 938–46. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/aa8ce7.
Kostova-Lefterova D, Vassileva J, Rehani MM. Lessons from two cases of radiation induced skin injuries in fluoroscopic procedures in Bulgaria. J Radiol Prot. 2017 Dec;37(4):938–46.
Kostova-Lefterova, D., et al. “Lessons from two cases of radiation induced skin injuries in fluoroscopic procedures in Bulgaria.J Radiol Prot, vol. 37, no. 4, Dec. 2017, pp. 938–46. Pubmed, doi:10.1088/1361-6498/aa8ce7.
Kostova-Lefterova D, Vassileva J, Rehani MM. Lessons from two cases of radiation induced skin injuries in fluoroscopic procedures in Bulgaria. J Radiol Prot. 2017 Dec;37(4):938–946.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Radiol Prot

DOI

EISSN

1361-6498

Publication Date

December 2017

Volume

37

Issue

4

Start / End Page

938 / 946

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Skin
  • Radiation Injuries
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Bulgaria
  • Aged
  • 3202 Clinical sciences