Checklists for Image-Guided Interventions

Checklists are tools commonly used to help confirm that certain tasks of a process are completed. Within the health care industry, medical checklists are recognized as a means to improve patient safety. Recent application of checklists to image-guided interventions has shown positive outcomes; howev...

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Published inAmerican journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 207; no. 4; pp. W53 - W57
Main Authors Rafiei, Poyan, Walser, Eric M, Silberzweig, James E, Nikolic, Boris
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2016
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patient safety
checklist
interventional radiology
image-guided intervention
quality improvement
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Summary:Checklists are tools commonly used to help confirm that certain tasks of a process are completed. Within the health care industry, medical checklists are recognized as a means to improve patient safety. Recent application of checklists to image-guided interventions has shown positive outcomes; however, there are limited published studies. We review the literature regarding checklist use as a safety measure and focus on implementation of checklists for image-guided interventions.
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ISSN:0361-803X
1546-3141
DOI:10.2214/AJR.16.16645