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| Patient radiation dose during pelvic artery embolization used for controlling postpartum hemorrhaging | ||||||
| Izumi Torimoto1, Shigeo Takebayashi1, Zenjiro Sekikawa1, Akitoshi Nishii1, Soichiro Obata2, Shigeru Aoki2 | ||||||
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1The Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
2The Perinatal Center for Maternity and Neonate, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan. | ||||||
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| Torimoto I, Takebayashi S, Sekikawa Z, Nishii A, Obata S, Aoki S. Patient radiation dose during pelvic artery embolization used for controlling postpartum hemorrhaging. Edorium J Radiol 2016;2:20–26. |
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Abstract
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Aims:
To evaluate the radiation exposure in pelvic artery embolization (PAE) with N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) used for controlling postpartum hemorrhaging.
Methods: This retrospective study included 65 consecutive PAE procedures for controlling hemorrhaging in 60 postpartum patients who underwent PAE at a single institution over the last five years. The 65 PAE procedures were divided into two groups: (i) the procedure with NBCA (NBCA group) and (ii) gelatin-sponge PAE with or without coil(s) (non-NBCA group). We compared mean numbers of embolized arteries, mean fluoroscopy time, and mean dose-area product (DAP) of the two groups. Results: There were 36 (55.4%) and 29 (44.6%) procedures in the NBCA and non-NBCA groups, respectively. No significant differences in the clinical background and mean numbers of embolized arteries between the two groups were observed. The NBCA group had a shorter mean fluoroscopic time and a smaller mean DAP than the non-NBCA group (26.3±11.1 min versus 34.2±11.0 min, p = 0.011, and 43.5±19.5 Gy·cm2 versus 55.1±16.1 Gy·cm2, p = 0.003). Conclusion: Pelvic artery embolization with NBCA is superior in reducing radiation exposure in patients with postpartum hemorrhaging. | |
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Keywords:
Cyanoacrylate, Embolization, Hemorrhage, Postpartum, Radiation exposure
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Author Contributions:
Izumi Torimoto – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Shigeo Takebayashi – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Zenjiro Sekikawa – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Akitoshi Nishii – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Soichiro Obata – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Shigeru Aoki – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2016 Izumi Torimoto et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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