Improving safety in anesthetized patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging-Concept of time-out in the MRI suite and measures to improve adherence to time-out protocol.

Time-out protocol in an MRI suite provides a final check to the anesthesia team before the anesthetized 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.