title: RESULTS OF RELID STUDY 2014-BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF LENS INJURIES AND DOSE.
abstract: High levels of scatter radiation in catheterization laboratories may lead to posterior subcapsular opacities in the lens of the staff. The international Retrospective Evaluation of Lens Injuries and Dose (RELID) was performed in Argentina for the first time in 2010 in the context of the congress of the Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology (SOLACI) and recently, in 2014, was carried out for the second time (SOLACI-CACI 2014). The 2014 study included 115 participants: interventional cardiologists, technicians and nurses. Posterior subcapsular lens changes typical of ionizing radiation exposure were found in 91.5% of interventional cardiologists, in 77% of technicians and in 100% of nurses, according to the Merriam-Focht scale. This RELID study (Argentina 2014) has particular importance since it allowed the follow-up of 10 professionals evaluated in 2010. The results obtained in the study population highlight the importance of the availability and proper use of the elements of radiation protection, as well as staff training.
authors.affiliation: National Atomic Energy Commission, Av. Libertador 8250, 1429 CABA, Argentina.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papp
authors.affiliation: Otamendi Hospital, Azcúenaga 870, 1115 CABA, Argentina.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano-Miller
authors.affiliation: Argentine College of Interventional Cardioangiologist, Viamonte 2146, 1056 CABA, Argentina.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Descalzo
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Av. Libertador 8250, 1429 CABA, Argentina.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Michelin
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Av. Libertador 8250, 1429 CABA, Argentina.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molinari
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Av. Libertador 8250, 1429 CABA, Argentina.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossini
authors.affiliation: Santa Lucia Ophthalmology Hospital, Av. San Juan 1829, 1232 CABA, Argentina.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Plotkin
authors.affiliation: Santa Lucia Ophthalmology Hospital, Av. San Juan 1829, 1232 CABA, Argentina.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bodino
authors.affiliation: Santa Lucia Ophthalmology Hospital, Av. San Juan 1829, 1232 CABA, Argentina.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Esperanza
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Av. Libertador 8250, 1429 CABA, Argentina.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Giorgio
authors.affiliation: National Atomic Energy Commission, Av. Libertador 8250, 1429 CABA, Argentina.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Touzet
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D012189:Retrospective Studies