PD23-12 INVESTIGATION OF A RADIOPAQUE TAPE MARKER TO PREVENT WRONG SIDED SURGERY IN FLUOROSCOPICALLY GUIDED ENDOSCOPIC KIDNEY PROCEDURES

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:Though uncommon, the medicolegal ramifications of wrong sided surgery are catastrophic. While skin marking is a proven technique to confirm laterality in open surgical procedures, it is less useful in endoscopic procedures as markings are covered by drapes and not visible on fluoroscopic imaging. Recently a novel radiopaque tape marker (“X Site”, Target Tape Inc; Surrey, British Columbia) was introduced to assist in confirming laterality for patients undergoing endourologic surgery. We sought to assess this in clinical practice.METHODS:40 patients undergoing upper tract endourologic surgery had an X Site sticker applied preoperatively to their torso 4 fingerbreadths lateral to the umbilicus. Visualization of the sticker was then confirmed on intraoperative fluoroscopic imaging. Patients and surgeons were surveyed 1-2 days following the procedure regarding their satisfaction with the sticker as well as intraoperative or postoperative issues with its use.RESULTS:The X Site sticke...