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Congress: ECR25
Poster Number: C-28385
Type: Poster: EPOS Radiologist (educational)
Authorblock: J. Hunter, S. Gilchriest, J. Burns, S. Doherty, O. O'Brien, M. Godson Treacy, B. Gibney; Dublin/IE
Disclosures:
Jonathan Hunter: Nothing to disclose
Sine Gilchriest: Nothing to disclose
Jane Burns: Nothing to disclose
Sadhbh Doherty: Nothing to disclose
Oliver O'Brien: Nothing to disclose
Molly Godson Treacy: Nothing to disclose
Brian Gibney: Nothing to disclose
Keywords: Interventional non-vascular, Ultrasound, Audit and standards, Efficacy studies, Technical aspects, Quality assurance
Learning objectives The ultrasound procedure room is an integral location in the radiology department, which has steadily seen an increase in demand due to reduction in procedural complications with image guidance in comparison to bedside intervention1,2.In the Mater hospital, our ultrasound procedures are performed within one room for both inpatients and outpatients. The average aim is to perform 5 procedures in the morning and 3 procedures in the afternoon. Consultants and registrars are assigned to the procedure room for a half day...
Read more Background A comprehensive needs assessment was conducted through staff surveys and analysis of workflow data. Pre-implementation metrics were evaluated, including patient wait time, procedure completion times, and team satisfaction scores.Surveys were performed for NCHDs outside of the radiology department and within the radiology department itself. A range of satisfaction scores were provided for different questions pertaining to the procedural room, from perceptions on delays of patient care, to overall satisfaction values of the service.Prospective data analysis primarily focused on average times...
Read more Findings and procedure details Following survey analysis, specialty teams found the procedural room satisfactory in providing timely intervention, however commonly found communicating the urgency of procedures with radiology trainees to be their main frustration.Although 90% of NCHDs found the service to be satisfactory overall, 70% also stated that the procedure room casued some delay to patient care, with 20% stating it caused significant delay.  75% expressed diffculty in discussing new urgent cases with the registrars working in the room, as they would be otherwise...
Read more Conclusion Multiple variables were identified in causing delays and inefficiencies within the ultrasound procedure room. The largest delay on a patients journey was found between the checkpoints 'patient entering department/patient called for from the ward' to 'patient arrived in room'. Causes for these delays were attributed to patients not being sent for in a timely manner, delays in acquiring patients from the ward, and delays waiting between each procedure.The largest gap between procedures or 'deadtime' within the patient room was found...
Read more References Bruce R. Douglas MD * et al. (2005) Ultrasound-guided intervention: Expanding horizons, Radiologic Clinics of North America. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S003383890570289X .Kandarpa K, Machan L. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2016. Handbook of Interventional Radiologic Procedures. [Google Scholar]
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