Society of Interventional Radiology IR Pre-Procedure Patient Safety Checklist by the Safety and Health Committee. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Society of Interventional Radiology IR Pre-Procedure Patient Safety Checklist by the Safety and Health Committee. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published May 2016

Society of Interventional Radiology IR Pre-Procedure Patient Safety Checklist by the Safety and Health Committee.

Rafiei P, Walser EM, Duncan JR, et al; Society of Interventional Radiology Health and Safety Committee. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016;27:695-699.

Most research has focused on developing and implementing checklists in surgical settings. This guideline recommends a set of pre-procedure checklist items and offers rationales for each to help hospitals develop a checklist for use in interventional radiology.

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