ISSN: 2639-2534
Authors: Khairi MS Abdullah*, Hussein HA and Shareef ZA
In a time being, ionizing radiation specifically X-ray is widely used in medicine for diagnosis and therapy. At the same time, such beneficial uses may cause potential hazardous situations for patient and the workers within the Cardiac catheterization laboratory. The present work was conducted to evaluate the changes in some components of blood cells after exposure to radiation during the Cardiac catheterization. A statistical comparative study was performed between pre (as control group) and in the early post-irradiation period of blood components on 33 patients. The mean of RBC counts, in post-irradiation are significantly lower than pre-irradiation values at 4.47±0.55 x10¹²/L and 4.84±0.59 x10¹²/L respectively, for plasma hemoglobin Hb, 11.95±1.55 g/dl and 12.71±1,62 g/dl respectively and for WBC are 6.87±1.581 and 7.58±1.577 respectively. There are no significant changes observed between pre and post-irradiated levels in RDW and MCV sizes. Even though the quantitative results of the mean percent-hemolysis level is still within the recommended acceptable levels for clinical significance. Further works are required to search other possible effects.
Keywords: X-Ray; Blood Analysis; Ionizing Radiation; Fluoroscopy; Cardiac Catheterization
