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  1. Public-Reporting-Quality-Improvement Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/public-reporting-quality-improvement_executive.pdf
    July 01, 2012 - reports on hospital mortality in the United States and hospital-level, and then surgeon-specific, cardiac … Public reports on cardiac surgery outcomes in three States (New York State, Pennsylvania, and California

  2. In Conversation with... Charles Ornstein | PSNet

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    October 01, 2009 - They were both connected to cardiac monitors, but for some reason, they didn't receive prompt help when … when we would be writing stories about nurses who were accused of turning down the volume on patients' cardiac

  3. In Conversation With… Matthew Weinger, MD | PSNet

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    August 01, 2018 - You can imagine, for example, in pediatric cardiac surgery—where you have unusual anatomy—that the procedure … Mastery learning of advanced cardiac life support skills by internal medicine residents using simulation

  4. Emergency Nurses Association content and transcript (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2015 - The chest radiograph reveals an enlarged cardiac shadow with consolidation in both lower lung fields … She is clearly in need of fluid removal to improve her mobility and cardiac function, and to prevent

  5. High Reliability Organization (HRO) Principles and Patient Safety | PSNet

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    February 26, 2025 - ProvenCare: quality improvement model for designing highly reliable care in cardiac surgery. … In terms of organizations I work with, I’ll provide a specific example from a cardiac catheterization

  6. Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism | PSNet

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    December 31, 2024 - Seizure-like movements followed and her cardiac rhythm changed to pulseless electrical activity requiring … greater than 2 mmol/L in PE is associated with higher all-cause mortality, likely indicating impaired cardiac

  7. Final Progress Report: Developing Best Practices for Patient Safety (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - safety initiatives range from anesthesia10 to patient restraint systems and procedures for preventing cardiac … Incidence and Characteristics of Preventable Iatrogenic Cardiac Arrests.

  8. In Conversation with Timothy Vogus about High Reliability Organization (HRO) Principles and Patient Safety | PSNet

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    February 26, 2025 - In terms of organizations I work with, I’ll provide a specific example from a cardiac catheterization … ProvenCare: quality improvement model for designing highly reliable care in cardiac surgery.

  9. Emergency Nurses Association content and transcript (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2015 - The chest radiograph reveals an enlarged cardiac shadow with consolidation in both lower lung fields … She is clearly in need of fluid removal to improve her mobility and cardiac function, and to prevent

  10. Layout 1 (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2006 - Among the studies, worse kidney function, higher grade stenosis, various markers of cardiac disease, … Baseline predictors of outcomes (continued) Baseline Weak • 1 study found that various markers of cardiac

  11. Medical Injury Identification Using Hospital Discharge Data (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2003 - drugs 2,923 5.2 0.02** All drug-related injuries 31,382 56.2 0.47** DEVICE, IMPLANT, OR GRAFT Cardiac … 0.5 0.60*** Formation or a stoma 1,114 2.0 1.03*** GI comp due to procedure 4,554 8.2 1.95*** Cardiac

  12. Creating a Curriculum for Training Health Profession Faculty Leaders (pdf file)

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    March 31, 2004 - Cardiac surgery care teams conducted daily rounds at the patient’s bedside to share information and … Following implementation of these processes, the mortality rate of the hospital’s cardiac surgery patients

  13. The Use of Modest Incentives to Boost Adoption of Safety Practices and Systems (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Meyer_41.pdf
    March 03, 2008 - ACE/ARB prescriptions ACE/ARB prescribed for CHF & AMI patients discharged from cardiac medical services … Turn-around time for cardiac enzyme testing In lab turn-around time of troponin T testing for myocardial

  14. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)

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    August 05, 2010 - Less is known about COX-3, which is found in the cerebral cortex and cardiac tissue and appears to be … limitation of observational studies of NSAIDs was that none simultaneously assessed the risk for serious cardiac

  15. Obesity (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2013 - trial to assess the effect of phentermine-topiramate on the risk of patients developing major adverse cardiac … Among 2472 patients evaluated at 1 year and 1127 evaluated at 2 years, the rate of cardiac valvulopathy … cardiovascular outcomes trial (CVOT) to assess the effects of the drug on the risk of major adverse cardiac … drugs, fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine, now withdrawn from market because of their association with cardiac … However, data from at least one study suggest lorcaserin may not increase cardiac valvular disease

  16. Pain Management Summary Clincial Decision Support Toolkit For Repository 0 (xls file)

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    January 01, 2003 - trimester O99.843 Bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, third trimester O29.112 Cardiac … arrest due to anesthesia during pregnancy, second trimester O29.113 Cardiac arrest due to anesthesia … during pregnancy, third trimester O29.119 Cardiac arrest due to anesthesia during pregnancy, … unspecified trimester O29.121 Cardiac failure due to anesthesia during pregnancy, first trimester

  17. Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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    December 10, 2019 - Control: 2 (2.4) c Intervention: Any major morbidity: 6 (3.4) Control: Serious cardiac … Control: 10 (10.3) Intervention: 72 (26.1) Control: 30 (35.1) Intervention: Serious cardiac … Serious pulmonary event: 4 (1.2) Serious renal event: 6 (1.9) Control: Serious cardiac … 6.8) NR NR Acute renal failure: 15 (0.3) Sepsis: 20 (0.4) Septic shock: 6 (0.1) Cardiac … 1.7 1962 31 (1.6) NR NR NR NR h 30-d systemic complications combined: 235 (12.0) Cardiac

  18. Comparative Effectiveness of β-Adrenergic Antagonists on the Risk of Rehospitalization in Adults with Heart Failure (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2007 - complications associated with overactivity of the sympathetic nervous system include development of cardiac … hypertrophy, coronary artery vasoconstriction with associated cardiac ischemia, increased vulnerability … initiation and propagation of malignant ventricular arrhythmias, impaired renal function, and enhanced cardiac … The Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study II (CIBIS-II): a randomised trial. … CATH; ART CONDUITS PRIOR_CABG CPT4 93540 INJ PROC DURING CARDIAC CATH; AORTOCORON VEN GFT PRIOR_CABG

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2013 - decreased insulin sensitivity, poor lipid profile, and elevated hematocrit levels, raising concerns for cardiac

  20. Liposuction Gone Awry | PSNet

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    July 01, 2003 - Cardiac irregularities and sequelae accounted for 0.007%.
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