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1. Right? Left? Neither! | PSNet
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   November 16, 2022 - When examined, the ankle had a normal range of motion with no localized tenderness. … The ankle x-ray was on the view box in the OR. … A prompt examination of both of the patient's ankles under anesthesia did not demonstrate any clinical … Stat x-rays of both ankles were then done in the OR. … The left ankle was intact, and the right showed an intact ankle with a healing fracture of the fifth

2. Diagnostic error in the emergency department: follow up of patients with minor trauma in the outpatient clinic. | PSNet
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   November 15, 2023 - Commonly missed diagnoses included ankle, wrist, and foot fractures.

3. "Superficial" Report Leads to "Deep" Problem | PSNet
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   July 01, 2012 - Case A 35-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of left foot and ankle … The patient had a normal radiograph of her left foot and ankle.

4. In Conversation with David W. Bates about Are We Safer Today? | PSNet
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   February 26, 2025 - One good example is the Ottawa ankle rules, which specify when you should get an ankle radiograph in … Most of the things that come into the emergency room are not ankle injuries. … But if you are seeing a patient with an ankle injury, it should be underscored that there is a rule so

5. Are We Safer Today? | PSNet
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   February 26, 2025 - One good example is the Ottawa ankle rules, which specify when you should get an ankle radiograph in … Most of the things that come into the emergency room are not ankle injuries. … But if you are seeing a patient with an ankle injury, it should be underscored that there is a rule so

6. Missed Compartment Syndrome after Steep Lithotomy Position for Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery | PSNet
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   January 29, 2021 - For each centimeter that the ankles are elevated above the heart, the arterial pressure in the calf muscles … After fasciotomy, the affected patient is frequently left with foot drop, ankle deformities and claw … the legs are elevated  Pressure in the lower legs decreases 0.78 mm Hg for each centimeter that the ankles

7. Pregnant With Danger | PSNet
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   January 12, 2011 - eating a greasy meal. 28-year-old G2P1 at 25 weeks’ gestation slips and falls on ice, twisting her ankle … She has ankle pain without deformity. Table 2.

8. The Evidence-Based Physical Examination as a Patient Safety Practice | PSNet
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   November 01, 2012 - eczema or lymphedema, thus avoiding unnecessary hospitalization and antibiotics.( 10 ) In patients with ankle … Decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries: refinement and prospective validation … Validation of the Ottawa ankle rules in France: a study in the surgical emergency department of a teaching

9. The Perils of Cross Coverage | PSNet
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   September 22, 2010 - improve retention of knowledge in other clinical scenarios, such as long-term retention of the Ottawa Ankle … Gravel J, Roy M, Carrière B. 44-55-66-PM, a mnemonic that improves retention of the Ottawa Ankle and

10. Flying Object Hits MRI | PSNet
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    September 01, 2005 - For example, a so-called “sand bag” that encircles the ankle to hold a leg in place may contain ferrous

11. Anchoring Bias With Critical Implications | PSNet
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    June 15, 2022 - Prevalence of foot and ankle conditions in a multiethnic community sample of older adults.

12. Misconnection Leading to Arterial Thrombosis | PSNet
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    January 29, 2021 - so the physician connected the vancomycin drip that was set up for infusion into the patient’s left ankle

13. Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism | PSNet
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    December 31, 2024 - Foot Ankle Int . 2019;40(6):679-686. doi:10.1177/1071100719831371.

14. Errors in Managing an Open Wound of the Elbow Leading to Multiple Complications and Operations | PSNet
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    September 27, 2023 - J Foot Ankle Surg. 1999;38(4):264–70. [ Available at ] Blankenship RB, Baker T.

15. Telehealth and Patient Safety During the COVID-19 Response | PSNet
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    May 14, 2020 - Just last night we were recording a video showing how a clinician can walk a patient through an Ottawa ankle