PATIENT SAFETY IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE SERVICES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

The concept of Patient Safety (SP) has a global analysis character on deficiencies in health service centers. In this sense, to mitigate the effects of these possible failures, it is necessary to create defense strategies for the system. The Systematic Literature Review was carried out in a time frame from 2017 to 2022, using the MEDLINE, VHL, PUBMED, LILACS, SCIELO and SCOPUS databases on Patient Safety in Nuclear Medicine. Studies in Portuguese, English and Spanish, with 2 search strategies: the first (("Nuclear Medicine" OR "Atomic Medicine" OR "Nuclear Radiology" OR "Nuclear Medicine" OR "Nuclear Radiology") AND ("Patient Safety" OR "Patient Safety" OR "Adverse Events" OR "Event") We included 12 articles in the composition of the review, presenting studies related to possible errors with potential damage to the patient's health, as well as mitigation alternatives. In view of the findings, it is possible to conclude that there are many studies that broadly address patient safety. Although Nuclear Medicine is an area with a single risk factor related to the administration of radioactive materials, there are few specific studies that relate Nuclear Medicine to Patient Safety. Therefore, an area of study that should be fostered.