ABSTRACT
Over the last 10 years, there has been a rise in neurointerventional case complexity, device variety and physician distractions. Even among experienced physicians, this trend challenges our memory and concentration, making it more difficult to remember safety principles and their implications. Checklists are regarded by some as a redundant exercise that wastes time, or as an attack on physician autonomy. However, given the increasing case and disease complexity along with the number of distractions, it is even more important now to have a compelling reminder of safety principles that preserve habits that are susceptible to being overlooked because they seem mundane. Most hospitals have mandated a pre-procedure neurointerventional time-out checklist, but often it ends up being done in a cursory fashion for the primary purpose of 'checking off boxes'. There may be value in iterating the checklist to further emphasize safety and communication. The Federation Assembly of the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (WFITN) decided to construct a checklist for neurointerventional cases based on a review of the literature and insights from an expert panel.
ABSTRACT
La amable invitación a escribir este artículo me llevó al interesante ejercicio de reflexionar sobre qué hago y cómo enfrento a un paciente que llega a la consulta derivado con un aneurisma cerebral incidental: día normal en el consultorio, tratar de resolver en forma simple problemas que son com-plejos.Como en toda consulta primero hay que escuchar y hacerse la idea de cómo viene el paciente, si está asustado, si muestra buena predisposición ¿Pregunta tranquilo qué hacer después de un hallazgo inesperado o llega desconfiado, de consulta en consulta, buscando definiciones u opiniones acerca de un aneurisma que le han encontrado en un estudio por una cefalea poco clara?Comprendo la ansiedad y la incertidumbre que genera la noticia. Ponerlo en contexto general a veces ayuda: 3 al 5% de la población tiene aneurismas cerebrales, la mayoría pequeños y la posibilidad de un sangrado es del 1% anual o menos
