Cumulative diagnostic imaging radiation exposure in premature neonates.
Khattab M, Hagan J, Staib LH, Mustafa A, Goodman TR. Cumulative diagnostic imaging radiation exposure in premature neonates. Journal Of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 2022, 15: 95-103. PMID: 33843704, DOI: 10.3233/npm-210726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiagnostic ImagingHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureIntensive Care Units, NeonatalRadiation ExposureRetrospective StudiesConceptsLength of stayCumulative effective radiation doseNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitGestational ageBirth weightEffective radiation doseIntestinal perforationCare unitPremature infantsRadiological studiesRadiation doseLevel 4 neonatal intensive care unitRadiation exposureMedian birth weightMedian gestational ageRetrospective chart reviewVulnerable patient populationPredictors of exposureIdentifies risk factorsTotal radiation doseChart reviewPremature neonatesPatient populationRisk factors