Dosis de radiación al paciente en cuidados intensivos.

Objective. Know the effective dose of radiation (mSv) received by patients hospitalized in an intensive care ward, determine if it is greater than that received by patients in standard care areas and if there is any relationship with different variables such as number of studies performed, duration of hospital stay, and number of doctors attending to the patients. Material and methods. Approximate calculation of radiation depending on the number of studies with a radiation risk calculator; it is acknowledged that this calculation will be only approximate. A sample of 100 patients was obtained, of whom 72 formed the control group (patients in standard care areas) and 28 were hospitalized in an intensive care ward. Result. We observed an association of 9% in intensive care patients and 15% in standard care patients in terms of dose of radiation. The intensive care patients received, on average, 59% more radiation than standard care patients: 15.5 mSv vs. 6.5 mSv, respectively. Conclusion. Based on the results, we could not prove an association between number of studies performed, number of attending physicians, or days of hospitalization and doses of radiation received. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]