{"id":25154,"date":"2019-04-02T18:08:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T22:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25154"},"modified":"2025-03-21T21:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T01:18:59","slug":"interventional-radiology-fundamental-peri-procedural-tasks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25154","title":{"rendered":"Procedural Radiology : Fundamental Peri-Procedural Tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#OVERVIEW\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> OVERVIEW<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#INITIAL_PROCEDURAL_EVALUATION\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> INITIAL PROCEDURAL EVALUATION<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#PRE-PROCEDURAL_PREPERATION\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> PRE-PROCEDURAL PREPERATION<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#PROCEDURAL_CONSIDERATIONS\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> PROCEDURAL CONSIDERATIONS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#POST-PROCEDURAL_WORKFLOW_CONSIDERATIONS\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> POST-PROCEDURAL WORKFLOW CONSIDERATIONS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h5><span id=\"OVERVIEW\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OVERVIEW<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>This page is dedicated to organizing resources that explain how to perform fundamental peri-procedural tasks pertinent to many different types of radiology procedures.<\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"INITIAL_PROCEDURAL_EVALUATION\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">INITIAL PROCEDURAL EVALUATION<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25812\"><strong>Procedural indications<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25826\"><strong>Procedural contraindications<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25836\"><strong>How to field the procedural consult\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25212\"><strong>Completing a chart review (writing pre-procedure note\/H &amp; P)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=26112\"><strong>System based evaluation of the patient<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25937\"><strong>Reviewing relevant prior imaging\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span id=\"PRE-PROCEDURAL_PREPERATION\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PRE-PROCEDURAL PREPERATION<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25443\"><strong>Determining what type of sedation\/anesthesia the\u00a0patient will require<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=26004\">Evaluating bleeding risk using laboratory values<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25572\"><strong>Anticoagulation\/antithrombotic peri-procedural medication management<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Determining the need for pre-procedure antibiotics\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Deciding what samples are needed for pathology\/microbiology\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pre-procedure orders\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Organizing procedural equipment for the case\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pre-procedural imaging\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25240\"><strong>Consenting the patient<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span id=\"PROCEDURAL_CONSIDERATIONS\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PROCEDURAL CONSIDERATIONS<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Positioning the patient\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25532\">Utilizing ultrasound for the procedure<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25722\"><strong>Prepping A Procedure Site (Sterilizing And Draping)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25706\">Prepping The Ultrasound Probe<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Performing a time out right before the procedure\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=24991\"><b>Administering lidocaine<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25730\"><strong>Performing a dermatotomy (skin incision)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25653\"><strong>Establishing vascular access<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Common procedural complications and their management<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Acquiring and passing off samples\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cleaning up at the end of the case\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span id=\"POST-PROCEDURAL_WORKFLOW_CONSIDERATIONS\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">POST-PROCEDURAL WORKFLOW CONSIDERATIONS<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sending samples for analysis\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Post procedure orders\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How to sign out the patient post procedure to the primary team<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25226\"><strong>Dictating the procedure\/writing the radiology report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rounding on patients\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Common post-procedural complications and their solutions\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Implanted equipment care\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Discharge planning and paperwork\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow up plan\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Page Contents1 OVERVIEW2 INITIAL PROCEDURAL EVALUATION3 PRE-PROCEDURAL PREPERATION4 PROCEDURAL CONSIDERATIONS5 POST-PROCEDURAL WORKFLOW CONSIDERATIONS OVERVIEW This page is dedicated to organizing resources that explain how to perform fundamental peri-procedural tasks pertinent to many different types of radiology procedures. 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