Frimley Guidelines

Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Safety Standards for Lithotripsy Unit

Key Points

  • The standards described in this document set out the key elements necessary to deliver safe care for patients undergoing Shock Wave Lithotripsy.

  • The information included in this document provides a framework for good and safe practice when undertaking Shock Wave Lithotripsy.

  • The standards set out are based on international, national and local learning from never events, serious incidents and near misses.

  • These standards have been developed by multi-disciplinary procedural teams with the support of senior clinicians and managers and have taken into account local conditions and circumstances while ensuring that all provisions are fulfilled.

  • The processes within this document will be continually audited against compliance and reviewed against patient safety incidents, near misses and suggestions from procedure teams for ways of improving patient safety.

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Abbreviations

EDAP TMSTherapeutic Ultrasound manufacture company
EHDEducational Half Day
GPGeneral Practitioner
ICETrust’s pathology and Radiology System
IPMHWPH Patient Administration system
PACSPicture archiving and communication system
LocSSIPLocal Safety Standard for Invasive Procedures
NatSSIPsNational Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures
MASTMandatory and Statutory Training
WHOWorld Health Organisation
QAQuality Assurance