title: A procedural sedation quality improvement audit form tool for interventional radiology.
abstract: As the number of interventional radiology (IR) procedures performed in the United States increases, so does the need for procedural sedation (PS) performed outside the operating room. PS is not without risk, and without the use of proper guidelines and adequate training, adverse outcomes can occur. Improved oversight and evaluation of PS practice are necessary. This concept paper presents a method to incorporate a quality improvement tool in the IR suite that can be implemented at any healthcare center. This tool was created by radiologists, anesthesiologists, and nurses performing PS and evaluates preprocedural, intraprocedural, and postprocedural steps related to effectiveness of sedation, safety practices, and communication. It was implemented in the IR suite at a large tertiary care hospital. The goal of this study is to show that the tool is practical and easily implementable in any tertiary center and can be used as a quality measure to assess outcomes of PS.
authors.forename: Allyson
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lemay
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Shyn
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: Sascha S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Beutler
authors.forename: Stuart G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Urman
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D061214:Patient Safety; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D058996:Quality Improvement; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States