Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) face unique challenges when preparing for and undergoing surgery in the perioperative setting. Our goal was to describe this experience via the qualitative evaluation of interviews with parents whose children with ASD had recently undergone surgery in a tertiary medical center. Twelve parents or guardians participated in these interviews. Two independent researchers recorded interviews and analyzed transcripts. The researchers analyzed the interview transcripts using qualitative software to determine the categories of frequent answers to interview questions. Important categories that emerged included behavioral triggers (ie, response to sounds, expression of anxiety and pain), objects used for comfort, communication issues, important people, and advice. We found that children with ASD have specific and unique needs for reassurance and comfort during a perioperative visit. We created a tool, included in this article, to provide a patient-centered framework for interactions with children with ASD in the perioperative environment.
needles were placed in complex IR cases using this new needle guidance technology: 9 liver or kidney ablations, 2 sacroplasties and 1 pleural based lesion biopsy. Needle 3D position was verified 37 times, with Stereo3D used 22 times and full CBCT used 15 times, and re-adjusted 16 times. 10 needle positions were verified with both Stereo3D and CBCT. Stereo3D reconstruction inaccuracy was 2.8mm (±6.3) in depth and 4.4mm (±3.4) off the center of the needle tract. For bone lesions the error was 2mm. Using Stereo3D reduced the procedure air kerma (Gy) and DAP (Gy.cm 2 ) by 27% and 35% on average. Conclusions: Using needle guidance tools enables to significantly reduce the radiation dose exposure to patients during complex interventional radiology procedures while ensuring accurate planning, guidance and position assessment. Abstract No. 500 Patterns of clinical history and angiography in hypothenar hammer syndrome: a case series Purpose: To compare the overall survival (OS) after percutaneous image-guided ablation of stage T1 Non-small cell lung cancer JVIR ▪ Scientific e-Posters S217 Scientific e-Posters
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