A Checklist to Improve Patient Safety in Interventional Radiology

Developing a ward round checklist to improve patient safety

Checklists have been shown to improve care and reduce morbidity and mortality in the healthcare setting.[1] Their application in safety-critical industries outside of medicine continues to offer a strong argument for their application to medicine.[2] The daily in-patient medical ward round is a complex process and includes multiple potential risks to patient safety. This project aims to evaluat...

Learning from errors in radiology to improve patient safety.

OBJECTIVE To determine the views and practices of trainees and consultant radiologists about error reporting. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Radiology trainees and consultant radiologists in four tertiary care hospitals in Karachi approached in the second quarter of 2011. METHODOLOGY Participants were enquired as to their grade, sub-specialty interest, wh...

patient radiation shielding methods in interventional radiology: a literature review

conclusions available shields for the thyroid and eyes should be implemented in clinical practice. further research is needed to demonstrate the prevalence of shielding in the clinical setting. results only a limited number of studies have been performed on the use of shields for the eyes and thyroid, but the evidence shows an overall benefit to their use. this study demonstrates how thyroid sh...

Interventional Radiology: From Idea to Device to Patient

This 1963 quote is from Dr. Charles Dotter, the man who is widely regarded as the father of interventional radiology. In addition to being used profusely in journals and textbooks of interventional medicine, this citation succeeds in capturing the essential elements that constitute modern interventional radiology (IR): firstly, the use of the words "vascular catheter" reaffirms IR as a techniqu...

Patient safety checklist: keys to successful implementation.