Enhancing patient safety: standardization of CT contrast media practices.
Large health care systems with varied hospital cultures, environments, and practices are continually challenged to provide safer and higher quality patient care. The authors describe their experience implementing uniform procedures for computed tomographic contrast media administration and the impact that standardization of these practices had on patient safety at a large integrated health care system.
Kahlon
Prerna
P
Department of Radiology, Partners Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
McCullough
Kathryn
K
Gazelle
G Scott
GS
D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
D003287:Contrast Media