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García Rivero Y et ál. Optimización del procedimiento enfermero para la inyección de fluordesoxiglucosa en Medicina Nuclear. Metas de Enferm nov 2011; 14(9): 58-60

Authors

Yolanda García Rivero, María del Carmen Ruiz Molina, Ángeles García Rodríguez, Rosa Gurrea Guerrero, María Dolores Ruiz Caballero, Antonio Ramírez Lozano, Estrella Maldonado Prieto

Position

Enfermeros del Servicio de Medicina Nuclear. Hospital Virgen de las Nieves. Granada.

Contact address

Yolanda García Rivero. Servicio de Medicina Nuclear. Hospital Virgen de las Nieves. Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas, s/n. 18014, Granada.

Contact email: encarnacion.garcia.rivero@juntadeandalucia.es

Abstract

This paper presents the possible changes that could be made in the nursing process in positron emission tomography (PET) with the radioactive isotope fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG), in order to optimize the material and human resources and time, as well as the patient\'s comfort and the safety of the health care personnel involved.
The authors of this article, following a study conducted in 2010 using a sample of 8640 patients and data collected over a period of 18 months, have continued the work started, carrying out also the changes necessary to ensure the safety of the health care personnel involved.
The aim of this paper is to describe and analyze how resources and the time employed in the said procedure were optimized and, at the same time, how patient comfort was improved during the patient´s stay in the department for the application of this technique. The results indicate that the changes involve less use of materials, less exposure time and, consequently, less risk of radiation, as well as improved patient comfort during application of the procedure.

Keywords:

Heparin; nursing procedure; patient safety; PET-CAT scan; radioactive isotoperesources optimization

Versión en Español

Título:

Optimización del procedimiento enfermero para la inyección de fluordesoxiglucosa en Medicina Nuclear