Introduction
The clinical practice guidelines of the Society of
Interventional Radiology attempt to define practice principles
that generally should assist in producing high quality patient
care. These guidelines are voluntary and are not rules. A
physician may deviate from these guidelines, as necessitated by
the individual patient and available resources. These practice
guidelines should not be deemed inclusive of all proper methods
of care or exclusive of other methods of care that are reasonably
directed towards the same result. Other sources of information
may be used in conjunction with these principles to produce a
process leading to high quality medical care. The ultimate
judgment regarding the conduct of any specific procedure or
course of management must be made by the physician, who should
consider all circumstances relevant to the individual clinical
situation. Adherence to the SIR Quality Improvement Program will
not assure a successful outcome in every situation. It is prudent
to document the rationale for any deviation from the suggested
practice guidelines in the department policies and procedure
manual or in the patient's medical record.
When it comes to the best practices for safely performing minimally invasive medicine, we wrote the book and published our standards for excellence to ensure the best patient outcomes. These standards evidence-based are used by the FDA, hospitals, state regulatory groups, and other medical specialists that are involved in the practice of interventional procedures. As you look through the standards, you will find criteria for adequate training for specific interventional procedures, as well as expected success and complication rates.
Quality Assurance and Guideline Development Process
For more information on the types of documents, the
development process and how guidelines are used in practice, read these articles:
Guidelines are available in PDF format for you to print or view online.
Documents are divided into the following sections:
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