128 IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY IN THE ENDOSCOPY UNIT: UTILIZATION OF REMOTE VIDEO AUDITING TO IMPROVE TIME-OUT COMPLIANCE

Abstract

Patient and procedure verification, or the Time Out Process (TOP), is considered one of the most vital components of patient safety. It has long been a focus of intervention in the surgical community and recently was incorporated into the ASGE Guidelines for Safety in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit. The TOP has had limited attention in the endoscopy literature but remains an area for improvement in clinical endoscopy practice. The aim of this study was to identify barriers and improve TOP compliance rates in our endoscopy unit using remote video auditing (RVA).