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IR Call Crash Course

SUNY Downstate and Kings County Hospital

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YOU JUST GOT PAGED

  • You get paged with a consult. You can't ignore the page (all pages are recorded/time stamped) so call back ASAP (within 5 mins).
  • If a resident is unable to be reached while on IR call they will be reported to administration.
  • Get something (computer or pen and paper) to record information including times and who you speak with and when.
    • Call back numbers and names are KEY
    • Also helpful to document when you speak to each person
  • When get called for a case, get all pertinent info, go over imaging with UHB/KCH Radiology resident on call (if you think this is necessary) and then call Attending
  • You will need relevant clinical information
  • VITALS, is patient stable? BP/HR, temp/fever?, PMH, history of present illness
  • Labs: specifically INR/PTT/PLT/HGB/WBC/Cr/K/, ALWAYS GET *COAGS*
  • Imaging: Try and get screen shots/video from the box resident (or you can look yourself if you have remote access)
  • Logistics: Get patient location (room # and hospital!) and call back # for requesting physician as well as primary team and attending

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YOU JUST GOT PAGED

  • Call and discuss with IR attending ASAP and try to liaison with ordering team (normally ED or trauma surgery)
    • Only an Attending can refuse a case, so if you are paged for a consult, you must call the Attending.
    • Attending #s:
      • Dr. Liu c 917-501-4264
      • Dr. Kelly c 401-426-1689
      • Dr. Walsh c 301-204-2790
      • Dr. Kwon 917-337-4963
      • Dr. Kantharia c 516-305-7525
  • Always check emails from Nicole Snead regarding scheduling to see which IR attending is on call prior to your shift.
    • Attending on call should also be available on Amion.com (Password “Kings”)

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ATTENDING ACCEPTS

  • Once the attending determines if the case is going to be performed on call, if it is ACCEPTED, the resident is responsible for arranging nursing and tech coverage as well as getting consent
  • Things to be done IN THE HOSPITAL:
    • CONSENT
      • Must get consent for procedure (not needed for level 1 trauma 1),
    • CONSULT/PRE PROCEDURE NOTE
      • If you go in for a procedure you have to write an actual consult note with all of the following: history, consultation reason, chart review with labs and imaging, indication, consent and attending)
    • ORDER
      • likely an angio, IR drop down list, can ask tech for help
      • See ORDER slide with more info

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KINGS COUNTY CALL CASES

  • IMPORTANT NUMBERS
    • Operator: 718-245-3131
    • Call nurse supervisor via operator 718-245-3131 (press 1 to continue)
      • Asked for their name and number, they will find a nurse for the case, likely from PACU
    • Call Radiology Tech Supervisor 718-245-4645 and tell them you need a technologist for an IR case
      • Ask who is on call and if there is someone able to do the case in-house.
    • If you can’t reach anyone or need help finding nurse/tech, call ADMINISTRATOR ON DUTY (AOD), 718-245-2436 or go through operator

    • IR Suite 718-245-4442
    • Second floor CT 718-245-4462
    • KCHC ER READING ROOM: 718-245-5121 Hit 1 when automated message answers
    • KCHC PACU 718-245-4391

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Level 1 Trauma

  • CALL ATTENDING AND CONFIRM CASE

  • CALL ED RADS (ext 5121) TO PLACE ORDER FOR PROCEDURE
    • HAVE ORDER PLACED FOR PROCEDURE WITH ANESTHESIA

  • CONTACT NURSING SUPERVISOR (OR AOD) BY CALLING OPERATOR
    • PACU IS 4391, GET NAME OF NURSE FOR CASE

  • CONTACT RADIOLOGY TECH SUPERVISOR (ext 4645)
    • GET NAME OF TECH FOR CASE

  • BE IN HOSPITAL WITHIN 30 MINUTES

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KCH EPIC STEP 1

login to Epic as KC INTERVENTIONAL RAD or change context

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KCH EPIC STEP 2

Change Worklist to KC Rad IR Consults Protocol Worklist, all inpatient consults should be listed there.

If no consult has been placed you can place all orders and notes by looking the patient up via Patient Lookup and going to step 4

Level 1 Trauma

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Change Worklist to KC Rad IR Consults Protocol Worklist, all inpatient consults should be listed there.

If no consult has been placed you can place all orders and notes by looking the patient up via Patient Lookup and going to step 4

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KCH EPIC STEP 3

Highlight the patient you are doing to the procedure on and in the bottom right corner there is a protocol box, that asks “Clinic Appt Needed?” click No and then click Finalize & Open Chart

This will automatically take you to the correct ENCOUNTER and into the PRE-PROCEDURE tab where you can place orders and answer the consult note

Level 1 Trauma

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KCH EPIC STEP 4

Having clicked “FINALIZE & OPEN CHART” in the protocol worklist, you’ll be taken to a screen that looks like this (if you use Patient Station it should take you here as well)

Level 1 Trauma

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KCH EPIC STEP 5

Everything you need is under the Pre Procedure Tab,

Place your orders under Orders and respond to the consult under Consult Note

When responding to a consult note, click the box next to inpatient IR consult as shown on the picture in the upper gray box as well as clicking the box for cosign required.

When writing note, please add a header of “IR Consult Note” or “VIR Consult Note” via free text. You must review chart, labs and trends, anticoagulant status and coag profile, current abx if any, diet status, vitals, imaging (this should be obvious do not just look at the impression).

Also clearly understand the consent status of the patient or who may be providing consent. You will be responsible for obtaining consent, which may mean contacting family/NOK.

Always keep track of who you speak with from other services and their contact information.

Your note should clearly convey an understanding of the context of the consult, the request for procedure itself, and the clinical indication and pertinence of the request.

Level 1 Trauma

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KCH EPIC SMART PHRASES

There are IR smart phrases you can copy and use to provide a template for note writing

Click on the epic button in the top left then go to tools then my smart phrases

In the User bar type the name of a current ESIR resident and their smart phrases will populate below

Right click IRCONSULTNOTE and click on “Add to my smartphrases”

Now when writing a note in epic type “.irconsultnote” and the smart phrase text will appear as an option to choose from

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KCH EPIC STEP 6

When performed a procedure on call, you will need to ORDER the appropriate procedure under the pre-procedure orders section. All orders will begin with “IR”. Go under order tabs, type in the box that says “During Visit”.

All other orders, such as pre-op antibiotics, versed, fentanyl, will be done via the during visit order tab as well.

Level 1 Trauma

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KCH EPIC STEP 7

After typing “IR” in during visit orders tabs, click search or hit enter. You will encounter the following screen. Scroll through and find the appropriate procedure. This must be done, without an order, there can be no procedure performed.

For most trauma you will likely be doing an angiogram, put IR ANGIO into the search box and select the appropriate study (likely extremity, pelvic or visceral selective)

Other common procedures are nephrostomy and drainage (see picture)

Level 1 Trauma

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KCH EPIC STEP 8

Go to SNAP BOARD in the top left corner and DRAG the procedure onto the schedule

Level 1 Trauma

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Level 1 Trauma��KCH EPIC STEP 9

  • Drag case onto schedule in SNAPBOARD
  • Then Right-click and select Edit Assignments and add CRNA, Anesthesiologist, Anesthesia Resident and Anesthesia Staff

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Level 1 Trauma

  • After adding all the staff in EDIT ASSIGNMENTS you will see the GREEN ANESTHESIA MAN

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Level 1 Trauma

  • LAST STEP IS TO CHECK IN THE PROCEDURE TO ANESTHESIA CAN SEE
    • Right-click and select Check in, ACCEPT and the case will turn yellow

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UHB CALL CASES

  • Operator: 718-270-1000
    • Call nurse supervisor 718-270-1883 or Call operator & ask them to page him/her for you. When they call, tell them you have an IR case and need a nurse (make sure to get NAMES of all involved and call back #s)
    • Page on-call tech: (7182702121)
      • If no response call operator ask them to page on-call tech
      • If still no response check Tech on call schedule (Nicole Snead emails out "Tech on call" email weekly) for name of tech on call
    • ED 718-270-4580
    • IR Suite 718-270-8292
    • ER Reading Room (radiology on call resident) - 718-270-6730

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Weekend Cases

May get called for semi-urgent cases that cannot wait until Monday

Abscess Drainages, PCN, etc.

Discuss case with attending and try to set up time for case to be performed

Non-urgent cases: No need to call attending these procedures are never performed on call

IV access (midline, picc) HD access (permcath)� Gastrostomy/PEG, Paracentesis/thoracentesis, Biopsies

If requesting IV access, central line can be placed on floor if patient is unstable requiring urgent IV access

If requesting HD access, temporary HD cath (shiley) should be placed by renal if patient requires urgent HD

If requesting Paracentesis/Thoracentesis it should be attempted first at bedside by primary team with documentation of unsuccessful attempt

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Follow up and Transfer of Care

  • Consults should always be discussed with the attending on call.
  • On the morning following your overnight call shift, whether you came in for a procedure or not, you must make the IR chief or IR day resident aware of any and every request contacted about.
  • Our service, and all involved, should always be aware of what is going on and what is being requested the night prior.
  • IF the procedure has been discussed with Chief or Attending, and is deemed to be appropriate to be done the following day, please clearly state this in the note, and give any guidance as far as NPO status, anticoagulants, labs, additional imaging etc.
  • Having remote EPIC access may save you a trip to the hospital to write a consult note or check labs