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January 01, 2022 - Biopsy
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the September 2022 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case … ASSUMPTIONS RESULT IN A MISSED
PNEUMOTHORAX AFTER BRONCHOSCOPY
WITH TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY
This case … the complications associated with
bronchoscopy and strategies to improve perioperative safety
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Case … • The patient recovered without change in respiratory symptoms or
vital signs in the PACU.
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Case … Details (1)
Case Details (2)
Case Details (3)
Case Details (4)
False Assumptions Result in a Missed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-09/final_slides_sept_spotlight_case_when_the_lytes_go_out_slides_08.25.2020-revised.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Sept_Spotlight Case_When the Lytes Go Out_SLIDES_08.25.2020-revised.pptx
Spotlight
When the Lytes Go Out: A Case … Arrest
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the September 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case … OF
INPATIENT CARDIAC ARREST
A case describing serious and preventable
complications – cardiac arrest … a consult from Orthopedics
• Managed with antibiotics, subcutaneous insulin, and IV
fluids
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Case … hospital one week later
with implanted cardioverter-defibrillator
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WHEN THE LYTES GO OUT: A CASE
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January 01, 2021 - Embolism
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the February 2021 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case … information led to missed diagnosis of
submassive pulmonary embolism resulting in fatality
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Case … on chest
radiograph
• Patient was admitted to the hospital for acute asthma
exacerbation
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Case … Case
Reports in Orthopedics. 2013;2013(3):1-3. doi:10.1155/2013/401968.
5. … Pulmonary Embolism and Severe Asthma: Case Report and Literature Review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/outpatient-zebra
January 23, 2020 - The Case
A 64-year-old man presented to the outpatient clinic with a chief complaint of left foot pain … The fact that attending physicians supervise residents, as occurred in this case, puts this argument … A second important issue is continuity of care or, in this case, a lack of continuity. … The resident first sees the patient and then presents the case to the attending physician. … case scenarios?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/premature-closure-was-it-just-syncope
February 10, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Premature Closure: Was It Just Syncope? … Romano, Bakerjian, Barnes, Maurier, and Shaikh (author(s) and reviewers) for this Spotlight Case and … as checklists and forcing functions to mitigate cognitive biases and prevent adverse events
The Case … As an alternative to admission, the physician discussed the case with a cardiologist who recommended … This commentary will discuss the specific errors highlighted by this case and identify individual and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/recurrent-hypoglycemia-care-transition-failure
December 23, 2020 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Recurrent Hypoglycemia: A Care Transition Failure? … Case Objectives Understand the complementary abilities of an electronic health record and a personal … The challenge of health literacy immediately presents itself at this point in the case. … The case report does not mention whether the patient's primary care physician received communication … Sections
Case Objectives
Case & Commentary: Part 1
Case & Commentary: Part 2
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-dilemma
September 01, 2013 - The Case A 47-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease due to polycystic kidney disease was admitted … The case management department reviewed this case. … Moreover, the case management department felt that her nonadherence to dialysis was encouraged by the … This case is somewhat atypical, in that the patient received analgesics for recognized chronic pain. … However, this case illustrates several behaviors that are highly suspicious for addiction.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/departure-central-line-ritual
October 13, 2018 - The Case A 55-year-old man with a history of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, pancreatic insufficiency … The Commentary This case represents a preventable medical error. … As documented in prior case series literature, inattention, inexperience, and inadequate supervision … Case Rep Crit Care. 2011;2011:287261. [go to PubMed] 14. … Missed central venous guide wires: a systematic analysis of published case reports.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cognitive-overload-icu
June 01, 2005 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Cognitive Overload in the ICU
Citation Text:
Patel VL, Buchman … Case Objectives Identify the role of cognitive overload—especially interruptions—in compromising … In this case, the attending physician appeared to be the lone intensivist managing nine patients. … We may be tempted to blame the physician for the errors that occurred in this case. … Sections
Case Objectives
Case & CommentaryâPart 1:
Case & CommentaryâPart
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June 01, 2003 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight Case June 2003
Missed Appendicitis
webmm.ahrq.gov
Source and Credits … This presentation is based on June 2003
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in Surgery
See the full article … diagnoses
List potential strategies to enhance patient safety in the emergency department (ED)
Case … Case (cont.): Missed Appendicitis
The next day, the patient returned to the ED with persistent pain. … She was seen by the same ED attending, who then asked a colleague to evaluate the case.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/which-line-ordering-provider-or-proceduralist
September 16, 2015 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist? … Case Objectives
Review the role of mistake-proofing to block errors from leading to adverse events … The Case
A 58-year-old woman with multiple myeloma required placement of a central venous catheter … In the current case, the patient was harmed by having the incorrect catheter placed, but the error was … Sections
Case Objectives
The Case
The Commentary
Take-Home Points
References
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42606/psn-pdf
September 25, 2013 - health-economic-evaluation-infection-prevention-and-control-program-are-
quality-and-patient
Safety professionals are still striving to establish the business case … Health
care–associated infections (HAIs) are one area where demonstrating the business case should be … Although these findings support the business case for safety
at the system level, other studies have … health-economic-evaluation-infection-prevention-and-control-program-are-quality-and-patient
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-business-case-patient-safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42590/psn-pdf
August 02, 2015 - determining costs used in the original studies, other studies have shown a relatively strong
business case … comparative-economic-analyses-patient-safety-improvement-strategies-acute-care-systematic
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/business-case-quality-economic-analysis-michigan-keystone-patient-safety-program-icus … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/business-case-quality-case-studies-and-analysis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49621/psn-pdf
March 01, 2011 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/volume-too-low-and-out
Case Objectives
Appreciate that because of multiple … The Case
A 22-month-old infant was admitted to the hospital in the late afternoon with a viral infection … The Commentary
This infant's case highlights two of the major risks that hospitalized children face … In addition, this case also reveals the specific risks of dehydration in patients with congenital heart … The 2 ounces our case patient consumed on
the first day of admission was only 60 mL, representing a
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49480/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - The case, when discussed on AHRQ WebM&M, was felt
by the discussant to be a diagnostic error. … This case does not represent a missed diagnosis or a preventable error for several reasons. … In our judgment, this case is an example of the latter. … This case illustrates that missing one diagnosis may be preferred to missing another. … Three case reports. Eff Clin Pract.
2002;5:23-28. [ go to PubMed ]
9. Berlin L.
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April 01, 2003 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/another-fall
Case Objectives
List risk factors for falls in hospitalized … Case & Commentary: Part 2
The patient was identified as being a fall risk. … Case & Commentary: Part 3
The patient was found on the floor with no sign of injury. … Two final thoughts occur to me as I review this case. … A case of death by physical restraint. New lessons from a photograph.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/refused-medication-error
November 01, 2005 - The Case A 59-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with acute renal failure and mental status … The Commentary by Mary Foley, PhD, RN While this case is problematic on many levels, this commentary … In this case, it might even have resulted in a family member helping to improve the patient's adherence … There is no indication in this case that the EHR alerted the medical team to the abnormal findings and … Analysis of the communication breakdowns in that case included a critique of the EHR.( 10 ) As stated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/antibiotics-urisinusitis-simple-decision-gone-bad
January 01, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad
Citation … Case Objectives
Understand the indications for antibiotic treatment in acute sinusitis. … A decision support system could have been very useful in this case. … A case of cascade iatrogenesis. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:327-333. [go to PubMed]
20. … Sections
Case Objectives
Case & Commentary: Part 1
Case & Commentary: Part 2
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August 22, 2018 - The Case for Medication Safety Officers (MSO). … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-medication-safety-officers-mso
Medication safety is a concern in various … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-medication-safety-officers-mso
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-officers-handbook
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/shake-well
September 01, 2006 - The Case A 35-year-old patient on the neurology service was receiving carbamazepine for a seizure disorder … In the second case, a pharmacy technician failed to shake thoroughly a bottle of carbamazepine suspension … In this case, failure to vigorously shake the multi-dose suspension resulted in a wrong-dose medication … For example, in a case reported to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, 100 ml (an entire bottle … Sections
The Case
The Commentary
References
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