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exposure (low, medium, and high). Radiation exposure was expressed as dose area product (DAP) per kilogram of body weight (μGy*M2/kg) and summarized by quarter and per- cent change over time for all procedures and by radiation risk category.
Results: Between January 2015 and December 2017 a total of 15,067 cases from 9 centers with complete case capture were recorded (Radiation Risk Category I: 10,417 cases; Category II: 2,806; Category III: 1,844). The 10% radi- ation dose reduction goal was met for all procedures and within all radiation risk categories. Radiation exposure for all cases was reduced from 55 μGy*M2/kg (2015 Quarter 1) to 41 μGy*M2/kg (2017 Quarter 4), a 25% improvement. Radiation doses were lowest for Radiation Risk Category I and highest for Radiation Risk Category III, with the great- est improvement observed within Radiation Risk Category II (Category I: 35% change; Category II: 38%; Category III: 20%).
Conclusions: A purposeful combination of qual- ity improvement approaches can lead to meaning- ful reductions in radiation exposure and increased patient safety, namely improved techniques over time
among complex procedures, education awareness initiatives, and mindful radiation reduction e orts. Figure 1.
148. EVALUATION OF TRANSCATHETER STENTING OF AORTIC COARCTATION IN PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP
Hala Mohamed Fawzy ElMarsafawy1,2, Naguib AbdelFattah3, Sherif Mostafa Kamal Reda3, Hassan Saad AbuSaif3, Asmaa Bakr4, Shaimaa AbdelMeguid4, Hany Abuhadid4, Mona Hafez4, Gehan Attia4, Mohamed Matter4, Mohamed Magdy Abuelkhair4
1Cardiology Unit,Children Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt. 2Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt. 3Faculty of Medicine, AlAzhar University, Cairo, Egypt. 4Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura Universit, Mansoura, Egypt
Introduction: Coarctation of the aorta is relatively com- mon defect that accounts for 5% to 8% of all congenital heart defects. Clinical presentation of coarctation varies, ranging from heart failure in infancy to asymptomatic hypertension and/or a murmur in an older child or adult. . Transcatheter stent implantation for aortic coarctation is increasingly used as a treatment option at younger ages,
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