Table 2 Comparison between participants who received radiation safety course and participants who did not receive radiation safety course in terms of the ability to reduce fluoroscopy time during Endourologic procedures
Participants who received radiation safety course (9) | Participants who didn’t receive radiation safety course (133) | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean hours of fluoroscopy guided endourologic procedures per week? | 5.7 ± 4.4 | 4.2 ± 6.2 | 0.1 | |
URS | URS/Week | 5 (2.5–8.5) | 4 (2.5–5) | 0.3 |
Fluoroscopy time (FT) in seconds during URS | 31 ± 17 | 131 ± 181 | 0.04 | |
PCNL | PCNL/Week | 2 (1–3) | 1 (1–2) | 0.2 |
FT in seconds during PCNL | 137 ± 84 | 413 ± 556 | 0.03 | |
Double J (JJ) insertion | JJ insertion/Week | 6 (4–10) | 4 (2–6) | 0.1 |
FT in seconds during JJ insertion | 14 ± 4 | 65 ± 102 | 0.04 | |