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Occupational health hazards in the interventional laboratory: Time for a safer environment

  1. Lloyd W. Klein MD1,*,
  2. Donald L. Miller MD2,
  3. Stephen Balter PhD3,
  4. Warren Laskey MD4,
  5. David Haines MD5,
  6. Alexander Norbash MD6,
  7. Matthew A. Mauro MD7,
  8. James A. Goldstein MD5

Article first published online: 12 FEB 2009

DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21801

Issue

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volume 73, Issue 3, pages 432–438, 15 February 2009

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How to Cite

Klein, L. W., Miller, D. L., Balter, S., Laskey, W., Haines, D., Norbash, A., Mauro, M. A. and Goldstein, J. A. (2009), Occupational health hazards in the interventional laboratory: Time for a safer environment. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent., 73: 432–438. doi: 10.1002/ccd.21801

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Medicine, Rush Medical College, 675 West North Avenue, Suite 202, Melrose Park, IL 60160

  2. 2

    Department of Radiology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland

  3. 3

    Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York

  4. 4

    Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

  5. 5

    Department of Medicine, Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, Michigan

  6. 6

    Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts

  7. 7

    Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

*Department of Medicine, Rush Medical College, 675 West North Avenue, Suite 202, Melrose Park, IL 60160

  1. J.A.G. discloses a financial relationship with a company working on radiation protection systems. None of the other authors have identified a conflict of interest. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Navy, Department of Defense, nor the U.S. Government.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 FEB 2009
  2. Article first published online: 12 FEB 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 2 OCT 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 19 SEP 2008

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Abstract

This document is a consensus statement by the major American societies of physicians who work in the interventional laboratory environment. It reviews available data on the prevalence of occupational health risks and summarizes ongoing epidemiologic studies designed to further elucidate these risks. Its purpose is to affirm that the interventional laboratory poses workplace hazards that must be acknowledged, better understood, and mitigated to the greatest extent possible. Vigorous efforts are advocated to reduce these hazards. Interventional physicians and their professional societies, working together with industry, should strive toward minimizing operator radiation exposure, eliminating the need for personal protective apparel, and ending the orthopedic and ergonomic consequences of the interventional laboratory work environment. © SIR, 2009.

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