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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-preventable-adverse-events-be-predicted-among-hospitalized-older-patients-development-and
March 18, 2013 - 2017
Investigating the long-term consequences of adverse medical events among older adults … May 1, 2015
Adverse drug events after hospital discharge in older adults: types, severity … June 13, 2011
Adverse drug reactions and therapeutic errors in older adults: a hazard
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40982/psn-pdf
March 23, 2012 - Investigators found that nearly half the hospitalizations were in adults older than 80 years and two-thirds … risk associated with these high-risk medications may reduce preventable hospitalizations in older adults
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42266/psn-pdf
May 15, 2013 - Prior studies have shown that adults and children with cancer are particularly
vulnerable to medication … primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-among-adults-and-children-cancer-outpatient-setting
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60798/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - How accurately do older adult emergency department
patients recall their medications? … How accurately do older adult emergency department
patients recall their medications? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-accurately-do-older-adult-emergency-department-patients-recall-their … -
medications
This analysis found that only 23% of older adults in the Emergency Department had complete … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-accurately-do-older-adult-emergency-department-patients-recall-their-medications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47045/psn-pdf
January 21, 2019 - Information management goals and process failures
during home visits for middle-aged and older adults … Information management goals and process failures during home
visits for middle-aged and older adults
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33868/psn-pdf
October 01, 2018 - safety.(12) Our most recent research found that barriers to improving OTC medication
safety in older adults … However, unsafe medication use represents a major public health concern, especially for older adults … The costs associated with
adverse drug events among older adults in the ambulatory setting. … A preliminary examination of over-
the-counter medication misuse rates in older adults. … Improving over-the-counter medication safety for older adults: a study
protocol for a demonstration
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-preventability-adverse-drug-events-among-older-persons-ambulatory-setting
March 11, 2011 - July 19, 2023
Adverse drug events after hospital discharge in older adults: types, severity … November 21, 2012
Adverse drug events resulting from patient errors in older adults. … Patient and physician perspectives of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in older adults
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medications-defined-stopp-criteria-and-risk-adverse-drug-events
April 22, 2015 - 2015
Optimizing Therapy to Prevent Avoidable Hospital Admissions in Multimorbid Older Adults … July 29, 2020
Strategies to reduce the risk of iatrogenic illness in complex older adults … between coded poison center data and fatality abstract narratives for therapeutic error deaths in older adults
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-palliative-care-mixed-methods-study-reports-national-database-serious
May 16, 2018 - December 16, 2015
Sources of unsafe primary care for older adults: a mixed-methods analysis … February 8, 2018
Learning from patient safety incidents involving acutely sick adults … View More
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Unsafe care in residential settings for older adults
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-patterns-among-medical-providers-united-states-2003-17-retrospective
May 11, 2016 - opioid prescribing laws on use of opioid and other pain treatments among commercially insured U.S. adults … December 21, 2018
State legal restrictions and prescription-opioid use among disabled adults … 24, 2018
New persistent opioid use after minor and major surgical procedures in US adults
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-safe-primary-care-systematic-review
December 18, 2013 - February 1, 2017
Sources of unsafe primary care for older adults: a mixed-methods analysis … Interventions to address potentially inappropriate prescribing in community-dwelling older adults … November 26, 2014
Primary care–relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72638/psn-pdf
January 13, 2021 - Observational study of drug formulation manipulation in
pediatric versus adult inpatients. … Observational Study of Drug Formulation Manipulation in
Pediatric Versus Adult Inpatients. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/observational-study-drug-formulation-manipulation-pediatric-versus-adult … 15,000 medication orders, drug formulation manipulation was three
times more common in pediatric versus adult … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/observational-study-drug-formulation-manipulation-pediatric-versus-adult-inpatients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61019/psn-pdf
October 14, 2020 - acquired
complications in adult patients with isolation precautions
for infection control: a systematic … acquired complications in adult
patients with isolation precautions for infection control: a systematic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-deterioration-and-hospital-acquired-complications-adult-patients … This systematic review did not identify any evidence suggesting that adult patients in
isolation precautions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-deterioration-and-hospital-acquired-complications-adult-patients-isolation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73281/psn-pdf
May 19, 2021 - Measuring safety in older adult care homes: a scoping
review of the international literature. … Measuring safety in older adult care homes: a scoping review of the
international literature. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-safety-older-adult-care-homes-scoping-review-international-
literature … several gaps in the available safety measures used for
quality monitoring and improvement in older adult … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-safety-older-adult-care-homes-scoping-review-international-literature
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74701/psn-pdf
January 26, 2022 - Non-conveyance of older adult patients and association
with subsequent clinical and adverse events after … Non-conveyance of older adult patients and association with
subsequent clinical and adverse events after … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/non-conveyance-older-adult-patients-and-association-subsequent-clinical-and … In this retrospective cohort study, researchers found that
older adult patients in Sweden are at an … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/non-conveyance-older-adult-patients-and-association-subsequent-clinical-and-adverse-events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42548/psn-pdf
December 29, 2014 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-adverse-drug-events-and-hospital-related-morbidity-and-mortality-among-older-adults … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-adverse-drug-events-and-hospital-related-morbidity-and-mortality-among-older-adults
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50775/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Content analysis of patient safety incident reports for
older adult patient transfers, handovers, and … Content analysis of patient safety incident reports for older adult
patient transfers, handovers, and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/content-analysis-patient-safety-incident-reports-older-adult-patient-transfers … -
handovers-and
This study reviewed incident reports involving older adult patient transitions in geriatrics … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/content-analysis-patient-safety-incident-reports-older-adult-patient-transfers-handovers-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39746/psn-pdf
August 11, 2010 - Analysis of adverse events in pediatric surgery using
criteria validated from the adult population: … Analysis of adverse events in pediatric surgery using criteria
validated from the adult population: … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-adverse-events-pediatric-surgery-using-criteria-validated-adult … Program and the AHRQ Patient Safety
Indicators) originally developed for identifying adverse events in adults … The authors argue that applying
adult measures to a pediatric population overestimates the incidence
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46114/psn-pdf
June 07, 2017 - Standardizing concentrations of adult drug infusions in
Indiana. … Standardizing concentrations of adult drug infusions in Indiana. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardizing-concentrations-adult-drug-infusions-indiana
Standardizing … drug concentrations addresses a medication safety concern for both adult and pediatric
inpatients. … This commentary describes a state-wide consensus project that reconciled existing lists of adult
IV
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39767/psn-pdf
August 18, 2010 - Improving safety culture on adult medical units through
multidisciplinary teamwork and communication … Improving safety culture on adult medical units through
multidisciplinary teamwork and communication … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-safety-culture-adult-medical-units-through-multidisciplinary- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-safety-culture-adult-medical-units-through-multidisciplinary-teamwork-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-safety-culture-adult-medical-units-through-multidisciplinary-teamwork-and