Standardizing radiation dose reporting in the pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory-A multicenter study by the CCISC (Congenital Cardiovascular Interventional Study Consortium)

Objectives We examine normalized air Kerma area product ( P KA ) by body weight ( P KA /BW) as a reference value of radiation dose and benchmark P KA /BW in pediatric laboratories using a multicenter registry database. Background Reduction of radiation dose is an important quality improvement task in pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratories. Physicians need to agree on a standard method of reporting radiation dose that would allow...