Boas práticas em PET-CT: sala quente e bomba injetora

Abstract

This work presents an analysis of good practices adopted in the PET-CT service in a clinic in the city of Curitiba-PR, focusing on the manipulation of the radiopharmaceutical and its processes and the assembly of the contrast media injector as a complement to the performance of imaging exams using CT combined with PET. By observing the lack of academic material on the topic, combined with observations made by professionals working in the field of radiology, the need to create work involving the most common risks occurring in the service is evident. With this, an assessment was carried out of all stages in the process of injecting the radiopharmaceutical (Fluor-18-fluordeoxiglicose) and, based on these stages, the most present risks of contamination and what are the solutions for possible errors. Therefore, the methodology used was a simulation of the daily clinical routine through the use of a blue dye that simulated the radiopharmaceutical and could visually demonstrate, through practice, the most common contaminations and errors. With this, it was possible to carry out a survey in each of the stages of which are the most important situations to be observed and which solutions would correct these errors, thus bringing more technical foundations to the topic.