Efficacy of MAVIG X-Ray Protective Drapes in Reducing CTO Operator Radiation
Table 1
Patient, theatre, and procedural details.
All (n = 60)
No drape (n = 30)
Drape (n = 30)
Patient details
Age (mean ± SD)
66 ± 11
68 ± 10
64 ± 12
Male
43 (72)
20 (67)
23 (77)
Weight (kg)
78.9 ± 15.5
80.6 ± 15.6
77.2 ± 15.8
Height (m)
1.7 ± 0.1
1.7 ± 0.1
1.7 ± 0.1
Body mass index (kg/m2)
24 ± 9.7
23.5 ± 11.6
24.3 ± 7.7
Diabetes
12 (20)
8 (27)
4 (13)
Hyperlipidemia
50 (83)
28 (93)
22 (73)
Hypertension
42 (70)
19 (63)
23 (77)
Prior PCI
29 (48)
16 (53)
13 (43)
Prior CABG
8 (13)
5 (17)
3 (10)
Procedure details
Second operator took over
16 (27)
9 (30)
7 (23)
Radial Access
50 (83)
25 (83)
25 (83)
Femoral access
46 (77)
23 (77)
23 (77)
Bilateral injections
53 (88)
26 (87)
27 (90)
7F access
59 (98)
29 (97)
30 (100)
CTO details
Left anterior descending artery
14 (23)
8 (27)
6 (20)
Right coronary artery
35 (58)
18 (60)
17 (57)
Circumflex artery
11 (18)
4 (13)
7 (23)
Complications
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
J-CTO score
2.1 ± 1.2
2.23 ± 1.3
1.9 ± 1.2
Values are number (%) or mean ± SD. SD, standard deviation; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafts. Second operator took over a part of the procedure and the first operator moved to the second operator position.
