Effect of a pleural checklist on patient safety in the ultrasound era. Issue 3 (21st March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: See, Kay Choong; Jamil, Khalizah; Chua, Ai Ping; Phua, Jason; Khoo, Kay Leong; Lim, Tow Keang
• Is Part Of: Respirology. Volume 18:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: 534
• Page End: 539
• Publication Date: 2013-03-21
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory organs -- Periodicals; 612.2
• DOI: 10.1111/resp.12033
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1323-7799

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Little information exists on patient safety improvement methods in the era of thoracic ultrasonography. We evaluated the effect of a checklist in a before‐and‐after study of 255 patients. Complications decreased from 8.3% to 1.5%, suggesting that a pleural checklist may further enhance safety of ultrasound‐guided procedures.</p> </abstract>