Open AccessLausanne checklist for safe stereotactic radiosurgery
Author(s) -
Constantin Tuleasca,
Michele Zeverino,
David Patin,
Maud Marguet,
Natacha Ruiz Lopes,
Véronique Vallet,
Raphaël Moeckli,
Marc Levivier
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta neurochirurgica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.742
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 0942-0940
pISSN - 0001-6268
DOI - 10.1007/s00701-019-03843-2
Subject(s) - radiosurgery , checklist , medicine , context (archaeology) , medical physics , interventional radiology , neurosurgery , neuroradiology , gamma knife , patient safety , radiology , surgery , neurology , radiation therapy , health care , economics , psychiatry , economic growth , paleontology , psychology , cognitive psychology , biology
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is increasingly used as a minimally invasive alternative in many neurosurgical conditions, including benign and malignant tumors, vascular malformations, and functional procedures. As for any surgical procedure, strict safety guidelines and checklists are necessary to avoid errors and the inherent unnecessary complications. With regard to the former, other groups have already reported human and/or technical errors. We describe our safety checklist for Gamma Knife radiosurgical procedures.
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