Improving safety in anesthetized patients undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Concept of timeout in the MRI suite and measures to improve adherence to timeout protocol.

Timeout protocol in an MRI suite provides a final check to the anesthesia team before the anaesthetised patient is wheeled into MR gantry. Using quality improvement methodology, we increased the compliance of time out protocol in the magnetic resonance imaging environment. Our study is an example how other institutions in India and elsewhere can adapt similar improvement strategies to enhance patient safety.