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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49419/psn-pdf
October 01, 2003 - The Other Side
October 1, 2003
Vincent CA. The Other Side. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/other-side
Case Objectives
List the factors contributing to wrong site surgery.
Understand the key components of the Universal Protocol for eliminating wrong site, wrong
procedure, wrong person surger…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50769/psn-pdf
February 15, 2017 - Cultural Competence and Patient Safety
December 27, 2019
Brach C, Hall KK, Fitall E. Cultural Competence and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/cultural-competence-and-patient-safety
Background
Culture can be defined as the “personal identification, language, thoughts, co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bowel-injury-after-laparoscopic-surgery
January 19, 2016 - Bowel Injury After Laparoscopic Surgery
Citation Text:
Moorthy K. Bowel Injury After Laparoscopic Surgery. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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January 31, 2020 - Annual Perspective
Updates in the Role of Health IT in Patient Safety
February 21, 2020
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Hall KK, Fitall E, Hettinger AZ. Updates in the Role of Health IT in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49754/psn-pdf
February 01, 2016 - Picking Up the Cause of the Stroke
February 1, 2016
Chopra V. Picking Up the Cause of the Stroke. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/picking-cause-stroke
The Case
A 62-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes was transferred to a tertiary care center from a
community hospital for management…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33566/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - Teamwork Training
September 15, 2024
Teamwork Training. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/teamwork-training
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety field. Last reviewed …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33572/psn-pdf
December 15, 2024 - Checklists
December 15, 2024
Checklists. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/checklists
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety field. Last reviewed in 2024.
Background
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November 01, 2006 - The Unfamiliar Catheter
Citation Text:
Swayze SC, James A. The Unfamiliar Catheter. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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May 19, 2021 - Hyperglycemia and Switching to Subcutaneous Insulin
Citation Text:
Wetterneck TB. Hyperglycemia and Switching to Subcutaneous Insulin. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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August 07, 2024 - Picking Up the Cause of the Stroke
Citation Text:
Chopra V. Picking Up the Cause of the Stroke. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/undetected-foreign-object
April 24, 2018 - Undetected Foreign Object
Citation Text:
Cima RR. Undetected Foreign Object. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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October 10, 2017 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Discharged with IV antibiotics: When issues arise, who manages the complications?
Citation Text:
Donnelley M, Gintjee TJ, Go J. Discharged with IV antibiotics: When issues arise, who manages the complications?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60269/psn-pdf
April 29, 2020 - Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
– Who does the Patient Belong To?
April 29, 2020
Rinderknecht T, Utter GH. Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection – Who does the
Patient Belong To? PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-management-necrotizing-soft-tiss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/good-catch-operating-room
August 27, 2017 - Good Catch in the Operating Room
Citation Text:
Day J, Paige JT. Good Catch in the Operating Room. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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May 01, 2018 - Root Cause Analysis Gone Wrong
May 1, 2018
Peerally MF, Dixon-Woods M. Root Cause Analysis Gone Wrong. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/root-cause-analysis-gone-wrong
The Case
A 42-year-old man with history of end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis was awaiting a kidney
transplant. A suitabl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857259/psn-pdf
November 30, 2023 - Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death
November 30, 2023
Sanchez L, Romano PS. Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-mix-leads-patient-death
The Case
An 81-year-old man was transferred from an outside hospital and admitted to the intensive car…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50928/psn-pdf
February 21, 2020 - Updates in the Role of Health IT in Patient Safety
February 21, 2020
Hall KK, Fitall E, Hettinger AZ. Updates in the Role of Health IT in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/updates-role-health-it-patient-safety
Background
Health information technology (HIT) has the potential…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33769/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - Patient Advocacy in Patient Safety: Have Things
Changed?
June 1, 2014
Haskell H. Patient Advocacy in Patient Safety: Have Things Changed? PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-advocacy-patient-safety-have-things-changed
Perspective
In 1981, a cancer patient named Paula Carroll founded…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74251/psn-pdf
January 26, 2022 - Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of an Occult
Hemothorax Following Complicated Central Line Insertion
Leads to Cardiac Arrest
January 26, 2022
Raff G, Goudy B. Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of an Occult Hemothorax Following Complicated
Central Line Insertion Leads to Cardiac Arrest. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853773/psn-pdf
September 27, 2023 - A Double “Never Event”: Wrong Patient and Wrong Side.
September 27, 2023
Bellini A, Salcedo ES. A Double “Never Event”: Wrong Patient and Wrong Side. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/double-never-event-wrong-patient-and-wrong-side
The Case
A first-year orthopedic surgery resident was consulted…