Key result
A pre-electroconvulsive therapy time-out process and terminology is advocated for universal adoption to improve patient safety.
Why the study?
Does a preprocedure time-out process improve patient safety in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy?
Does a preprocedure time-out process improve patient safety in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy?
Advocates for the universal adoption of a preprocedure time-out before electroconvulsive therapy to improve patient safety.
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.
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Bradley V. Watts (2016) studied this question. A pre-electroconvulsive therapy time-out process and terminology is advocated for universal adoption to improve patient safety.
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