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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74253/psn-pdf
January 12, 2022 - Patient Safety Events and the Role of Patient Safety
Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 12, 2022
Dickman R, Sharma P, Higgins D, et al. Patient Safety Events and the Role of Patient Safety Organizations
During the COVID-19 Pandemic. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient…
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January 29, 2020 - Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge
January 29, 2020
Choudhury LS, Vu CT. Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-identification-errors-systems-challenge
The Cases
The following four events involving five patients all involved…
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September 01, 2024 - Retained Surgical Items: Definition and Epidemiology.
January 4, 2024
Romano PS, Gibbs VC. Retained Surgical Items: Definition and Epidemiology. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/retained-surgical-items-definition-and-epidemiology
Background
Prudent medical practice and federal and state laws r…
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December 01, 2012 - Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It?
December 1, 2012
Moureau N. Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It? PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventing-picc-complications-whose-line-it
The Case
A 55-year-old woman with myasthenia gravis, hypertension, and hypothyroidism prese…
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June 01, 2018 - The Wrong Blade: A Lack of Familiarity With Pediatric Emergency Equipment
Citation Text:
Katznelson J. The Wrong Blade: A Lack of Familiarity With Pediatric Emergency Equipment. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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May 01, 2016 - Reducing the Safety Hazards of Monitor Alert and Alarm Fatigue
Samantha Jacques, PhD, and Eric Williams, MD, MS, MMM | May 1, 2016
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Jacques S, Williams E. Reducing the Safety Hazar…
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December 23, 2020 - Premature or Overdue?
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Thomas J, Hannah M. Premature or Overdue?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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November 21, 2021 - Lapse in Antibiotics Leads to Sepsis
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Levy MM. Lapse in Antibiotics Leads to Sepsis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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November 16, 2022 - What are you doing with
improving maternal health and babies?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50613/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - Gorillas deliver their own
babies, but we walk upright; we have narrower pelvises.
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February 01, 2013 - Waiting Too Long
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Rosen MA. Waiting Too Long. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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October 01, 2017 - Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It?
Citation Text:
Moureau N. Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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June 17, 2010 - Late Anemia Following Rh Disease in a Newborn
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Newman TB, Maisels JM. Late Anemia Following Rh Disease in a Newborn. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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February 23, 2011 - Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge
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Choudhury LS, Vu CT. Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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September 01, 2008 - Failure to Latch
September 1, 2008
Rodriguez M, Mannel R, Frye DR. Failure to Latch. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-latch
The Case
The patient is a full-term, 8.5-pound, healthy infant whose parents were strongly committed to
breastfeeding exclusively for 6 months. However, early br…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852808/psn-pdf
August 30, 2023 - Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication
Breakdown.
August 30, 2023
Marshall S, Boe NM. Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication Breakdown. PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/prolonged-dka-pregnancy-case-communication-breakdown
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January 01, 2023 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication
Breakdown
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the August 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Sarah Marshall, MD and Nina M. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49531/psn-pdf
March 01, 2007 - Failure to Report
March 1, 2007
Spath P. Failure to Report. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-report
Case Objectives
List common causes of medical errors.
Appreciate the magnitude of underreporting of adverse events.
List the common barriers to reporting adverse events and near misses…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49676/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - Death by PCA
February 1, 2013
Hicks RW. Death by PCA. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/death-pca
The Case
A healthy 21-year-old pregnant woman delivered a healthy baby via Caesarean section after an
uncomplicated pregnancy. Two hours after delivery, the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse …
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September 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… Sidney Dekker, MA, MSc, PhD
September 1, 2013
In Conversation With… Sidney Dekker, MA, MSc, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-sidney-dekker-ma-msc-phd
Editor's note: Sidney Dekker is Professor and Director of the Safety Science Innovation Lab at Grif…