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Keywords:
Gastrointestinal tract, Fluoroscopy, Endoscopy, Cholangiography
Authors:
E. Saukko1, A. Henner2, S.-M. Ahonen2; 1Turku/FI, 2Oulu/FI
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2015/C-0236
Methods and materials
The study was conducted in Finland in the year of 2012.
A sample of 10 Finnish hospitals,
in which the ERCP procedures are performed,
were purposively selected,
and included five university hospitals and five central hospitals.
A research permit was applied in accordance with guidelines set forth by the institutional board of each hospital.
The data (n=10) were collected by using a structured questionnaire developed for the study.
The questionnaire was sent by mail to the hospitals.
Questions (29 in total) were about respondent information,
the ERCP volume of the hospital and ERCP circumstances,
technical considerations of the fluoroscopic x-ray system used in ERCP,
the current status and awareness of radiation protective equiment and as well as about maneuvers of using fluoroscopy during ERCP procedures.
The survey was directed in each hospital to a person who participates in ERCP and controls fluoroscopy equipment.
Statistical analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics version 21 (2012) software.
Frequencies and percentages were calculated for the data.