Increasing On-Time Starts of Neurology Procedures in Interventional Radiology

Frampton, Alana; Simmons, Virginia C; Thompson, Julie; Weston, Chris J.; Tola, Denise H.

doi:10.1016/j.jradnu.2022.02.010

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“…There have been a number of studies aimed at identifying and addressing the delays that occur in the interventional suites of large academic hospitals with multiple modalities and suites available. 1,7,8,[10][11][12]14 This study demonstrated that similar challenges were faced at our 370 bed metropolitan hospitalwhich performed approximately 700 interventional angiography cases per year. Although this study only measured the delays occurring for outpatient examinations and did not include inpatient and emergency department examinations, there are nonetheless a number of comparisons that can be made.…”

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“…By adjusting the shift times of IR nurses, the proportion of cases starting late decreased from 100% to 44.9%. 12 The primary aim of this study was to measure the proportion of outpatient IR procedures that started on time. The study further aimed to identify causes for any delays.…”

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“…One study highlighted significant improvements achieved through the commencement of the first case of each day occurring on time. By adjusting the shift times of IR nurses, the proportion of cases starting late decreased from 100% to 44.9% 12 …”

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Identifying delays in the outpatient interventional radiology department: a quality improvement study

Kilgour,

McLean,

Paul

et al. 2023

J of Medical Radiation Sci

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IntroductionIn the post‐COVID 19 environment, it has become increasingly important for healthcare services to optimise service delivery for the benefit of both patients and staff. The project purpose was to quantify and determine causes of throughput delays in a newly established outpatient angiography service in a public hospital setting.MethodsThis single‐centre study obtained quantitative and qualitative data for 81 consecutive outpatient interventional radiology (IR) examinations over a 3‐month period via survey and retrospective analysis of electronic medical records. Staff participating in data collection were able to record multiple causes for delay in a single case and were also able to include comments, allowing for more detailed descriptions of the delays that occurred.ResultsA total of 93 delay factors were identified in 73 of the 81 outpatient interventional examinations and grouped into six categories via thematic analysis. Availability of the IR room (40%), availability of the radiologist (28%) and insufficient documentation (18%) were identified as the most frequent causes for delay. Linear regression analysis showed that documentation (P = 0.0002) and room unavailability (P = 0.022) were independently associated with procedural starting delay.ConclusionDelays to the IR procedural start time occurred in 90% of cases (73/81). This study identified the causes for delays in outpatient interventional procedures. This information can be used to improve service delivery in IR departments.

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