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381. Thin Air | PSNet
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     March 01, 2006 - A flowmeter is connected to the outlet to meter gas at an appropriate flow rate, typically 1-15 liters … Even with the appropriate color Christmas tree adapter, it is quite possible to attach the tubing to … 1,2 ) Each cylinder has a specific pattern of holes into which the matching pattern of pins from the appropriate

382. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2017 - enhance the ability for organizations to improve reliability.(24,25) Although the availability of appropriate … Human factors and technology-focused solutions developed in research environments will require appropriate … Preventing failure-to-rescue events requires timely recognition of complications and appropriate action-taking

383. Duplicate Therapies in Retail Pharmacy | PSNet
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     August 05, 2022 - teach-back are likely the most effective way to limit medication discrepancies and address them in an appropriate

384. Spotlight: Overdiagnosis and Delay: Challenges in Sepsis Diagnosis | PSNet
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     October 28, 2020 - not have infection in retrospect had higher mortality rates, which may have been related to delays in appropriate … misdiagnosis delayed the correct diagnosis of cardiogenic shock, leading to a concomitant delay in appropriate … support tools, including sepsis alerts and order sets, can facilitate early recognition of sepsis and appropriate

385. Multifactorial Medication Mishap | PSNet
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     September 01, 2016 - oxycodone comes in two concentrations, the pharmacist did not know that the concentrated product was not appropriate … such as concentrated oxycodone, should have additional safeguards that guide practitioners to their appropriate … monitoring • Assessment of drug delivery devices before purchase and during use • Implementation of appropriate

386. Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of Security. | PSNet
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     May 01, 2005 - cancer accounted for 250,520 new diagnoses and 42,000 deaths in the US in 2017. 1 Early detection and appropriate … 2 Although there is debate among cancer epidemiologists and professional society panels about the appropriate … Although radiologists may consider themselves to be “essential and central... in the appropriate care

387. Finding Fault With the Default Alert | PSNet
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     August 28, 2024 - clinically irrelevant.( 3,5 ) Consequently, physicians' decisions to override alerts are often entirely appropriate … Overdose of Gabapentin and Oxycodone in a Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease: A Case for Appropriate

388. Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis | PSNet
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     February 26, 2025 - their ideas for addressing at-risk patients, a select multidisciplinary team worked to develop the most appropriate … implementation of specific bundle elements, including testing and antibiotic administration, deemed clinically appropriate

389. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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     December 31, 2024 - This draft guidance shares regulatory recommendations to improve the performance and appropriate labeling … discusses the contraindications for beta-blockers in the setting of acute decompensated heart failure and appropriate

390. Computerized dose range checking using hard and soft stop alerts reduces prescribing errors in a pediatric intensive care unit. | PSNet
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     June 16, 2010 - Study Computerized dose range checking using hard and soft stop alerts reduces prescribing errors in a pediatric intensive care unit. Citation Text: Balasuriya L, Vyles D, Bakerman P, et al. Computerized Dose Range Checking Using Hard and Soft Stop Alerts Reduces Prescribing Errors in a …

391. Association of inappropriate outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescriptions with adverse drug events and health care expenditures. | PSNet
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     March 05, 2008 - Review Association of inappropriate outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescriptions with adverse drug events and health care expenditures. Citation Text: Butler AM, Brown DS, Durkin MJ, et al. Association of inappropriate outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescriptions with adverse drug even…

392. In Conversation With… Didier Pittet, MD, MS | PSNet
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     May 01, 2014 - of patient care to clean hands, and they simply could not wash their hands with soap and water in an appropriate … cannot tell if or when people are using the alcohol-based hand rub, if it is appropriately used at the appropriate … Or, "You could have waited during the course of care to perform hand hygiene at a much more appropriate … completely agree that patients should have the right to benefit from health care workers practicing appropriate

393. Life-Threatening Infant Overdose of Sodium Chloride | PSNet
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     December 23, 2020 - fluids   Because the TPN had not been ordered in time, a substitute bag of intravenous fluid with appropriate … Also, several “quick pick” options for making substitutions can be implemented for various appropriate … Similarly, given the dietician’s role in alerting the care team to the expiration of TPN orders, appropriate

394. The Dropped Lung | PSNet
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     February 06, 2012 - These would include appropriate safeguards, such as review of pre-procedure imaging studies by a competent … Education (ACGME).( 8 ) Competencies Requirements Patient Care Compassionate, appropriate

395. In Conversation with... Susan McGrath, PhD and George Blike, MD about Surveillance Monitoring | PSNet
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     April 26, 2023 - If you’re not setting up your system to interrupt only when it’s appropriate, the alarms cause more harm … George, as chief quality officer, found that if you had appropriate ordering of telemetry, you could … complications; (2) failure to relay information to the care team, and (3) failure to react in a timely and appropriate

396. Resilient Healthcare and the Safety-I and Safety-II Frameworks | PSNet
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     December 14, 2022 - best practices are well-established and resources are stable, compliance with rigid protocols may be appropriate … frameworks should be viewed as complementary perspectives in which the context of care often determines the appropriate … Providers adjust their interventions when standard processes are not appropriate or when required resources … So, there are circumstances in which the Safety-I approach of constraining options is appropriate, and

397. Perioperative Anaphylaxis After Insertion of a Latex Drain in a Patient with Known Latex Allergy | PSNet
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     July 08, 2022 - The second is through elimination of the use of latex products and substitution with appropriate non-latex … case described above illustrates how an inadvertent exposure to latex can cause substantial harm if appropriate … This committee must have authority to eliminate unsafe latex products from hospital use when an appropriate … In order to avoid medical and nursing staff conflict over these decisions, appropriate leadership (nursing

398. Balancing Supervision and Autonomy: An Ongoing Tension | PSNet
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     February 01, 2012 - To do this safely, however, we need clear expectations about what constitutes appropriate supervision … When faculty or more experienced residents are too busy with their own clinical obligations to provide appropriate … And how do we strike that appropriate balance?

399. Missing a Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke in a Patient with a History of Seizures. | PSNet
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     August 31, 2022 - Overdose of Gabapentin and Oxycodone in a Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease: A Case for Appropriate

400. A Costly Colonoscopy Leads to a Delay in Diagnosis | PSNet
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     September 01, 2014 - As part of age-appropriate cancer screening, the primary care provider ordered a fecal immunochemical … physician called the patient to inform him of the results and explained that a colonoscopy was the appropriate