title: A Time-Out Before Every ECT Treatment.
abstract: A preprocedure time time-out process is now advocated to occur before all invasive medical procedures with a goal to improve patient safety. Currently, the components of a time-out are commonly done before electroconvulsive therapy, but we advocate universal adoption of pre-electroconvulsive therapy time-out process and terminology.
authors: From the VA National Center for Patient Safety, White River Junction, VT; White River Junction VAMC, White River Junction, VT; and Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, NH.
authors: Bradley V
authors: BV
authors: Watts
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety