Developing patient-centred MRI safety culture: a quality improvement report.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite having a detailed MRI-safety questionnaire check at the point of referral, we have encountered a significant number of near-misses with patients being identified with MRI-Unsafe devices at the time of appointments, making this an important safety hazard.

Methods and materials

A two-part survey was performed to assess referrer compliance of asking MRI-questionnaires. 120 outpatients across 3 MRI sites were interviewed at the time of appointment to confirm whether their referrers completed the MRI questionnaires with them at the time of referral.Location:Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Perth Royal Infirmary and Stracathro Hospital in Scotland.

Results

Only 50-55 % of patients confirmed that they were asked about presence of a pacemaker at

SUBMITTER: Yong A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7592405 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature