Are the urology operating room personnel aware about the ionizing radiation?

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dc.authoridAkbas, Alpaslan/0000-0003-1470-5952
dc.contributor.authorTok, Adem
dc.contributor.authorAkbas, Alparslan
dc.contributor.authorAytan, Nimet
dc.contributor.authorAliskan, Tamer
dc.contributor.authorCicekbilek, Izzet
dc.contributor.authorKaba, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorTepeler, Abdulkadir
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:29:29Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:29:29Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPurpose: We assessed and evaluated attitudes and knowledge regarding ionizing radiation of urology surgery room staff. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was sent by e-mail to urology surgery room personnel in Turkey, between June and August 2013. The questionnaire included demographic questions and questions regarding radiation exposure and protection. Results: In total, 127 questionnaires were answered. Of them, 62 (48.8%) were nurses, 51 (40.2%) were other personnel, and 14 (11%) were radiological technicians. In total, 113 (89%) participants had some knowledge of radiation, but only 56 (44.1%) had received specific education or training regarding the harmful effects of radiation. In total, 92 (72.4%) participants indicated that they used a lead apron and a thyroid shield. In the subgroup that had received education about the harmful effects of radiation, the use ratio for all protective procedures was 21.4% (n = 12); this ratio was only 2.8% (n = 2) for those with no specific training; the difference was statistically significant (p = 0.004). Regarding dosimeters, the use rates were 100% for radiology technicians, 46.8% for nurses, and 31.4% for other hospital personnel; these differences were statistically significant (p < 0.001). No significant relationship between working period in the surgery room, number of daily fluoroscopy procedures, education, task, and use of radiation protection measures was found. Conclusions: It is clear that operating room-allied health personnel exposed to radiation do not have sufficient knowledge of ionizing radiation and they do not take sufficient protective measures.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2014.0351
dc.identifier.endpage989
dc.identifier.issn1677-5538
dc.identifier.issn1677-6119
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.pmid26689525
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84950323543
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage982
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2014.0351
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/22958
dc.identifier.volume41
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000368266600021
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBrazilian Soc Urol
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Braz J Urol
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectRadiation Injuries
dc.subjectMinimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
dc.titleAre the urology operating room personnel aware about the ionizing radiation?
dc.typeArticle

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