Determinants of Greater Peak Radiation Skin Dose in Contemporary Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
Highlights
- • A radiation injury to the patient's skin is a serious side effect during PCI.
- • It would be important to find the determinants of the greater peak skin dose in PCI.
- • Greater BSA, PCI to RCA, and PCI to CTO lesions were significant determinants.
Abstract
Background
Skin radiation injuries, especially radiation ulcers, are serious side effects caused by ionizing radiation during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Because skin radiation injuries are closely associated with the peak skin dose, it is important to minimize the peak skin dose. The aim of the present study was to investigate the determinants of greater peak skin dose in current PCI.