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Table 6 Baseline demographic characteristics of the patients and type of the procedures done in Phases I and III

From: Assessing and improving radiation safety in cardiac catheterization: a study from Cairo University Hospital

 

Phase I

Phase III

P value

Sex

n (%)

n (%)

 

 Male

227 (63.9)

216 (62.6)

0.714

 Female

128 (36.1)

129 (37.4)

 

Type of procedure

n (%)

n (%)

 

 Coronary angiography

151 (42.5)

162 (47)

0.239

 PCI

204 (57.5)

183 (53)

 

Procedure urgency

n (%)

n (%)

 

 Elective

203 (57.2)

215 (62.3)

0.166

 Emergency

152 (42.8)

130 (37.7)