Characteristics of Cumulative Annual Radiation Exposure in Young Intensive Care Unit Survivors.

Objectives: Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk for hazardous medical radiation exposure. However, the cumulative annual radiation exposure in ICU survivors remains unknown.

Methods: This was a single-center retrospective study of all critically ill adult patients admitted to the 64-bed adult medical ICU at a quaternary medical center.