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Many procedures traditionally completed in operative theaters or endoscopy suites are now routinely performed at the bedside. While this may pose some additional planning on the part of the practitioner, it also poses potential benefits for the patient and the institution. By performing procedures in the intensive care unit, the need for costly operating rooms or endoscopy suites may be eliminated, thereby reducing the number of staff involved which in turn produces a savings to the patient. In this chapter, we will take an in-depth look at what it takes to ensure patient safety through process improvement initiatives such as process improvement (PI) committees, quality assurance (QA), and methodologies to allow for bedside procedure to happen in a safe and effective manner.
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Paulson, S.A., Cunningham, K. (2021). Process Improvement and Patient Safety. In: Taylor, D.A., Sherry, S.P., Sing, R.F. (eds) Interventional Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64661-5_2
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