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August 01, 2012 - Wrong Turn through Colon: Misplaced PEG
August 1, 2012
Sorokin R, Conn M. Wrong Turn through Colon: Misplaced PEG. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-turn-through-colon-misplaced-peg
The Case
An 87-year-old man was admitted for congestive heart failure (CHF) exacerbation. In addition, a pa…
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February 26, 2025 - Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis
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May 31, 2023
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May 31, 2023 - Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement
to Create Customized Prevention Plans
May 31, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/preventing-falls-through-patient-and-family-engagement-create-
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Summary
Patient falls in hospitals are common and debilitating adverse events that persis…
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October 30, 2019 - The Safety Challenges of Supervision and Night Coverage
in Academic Residency
October 30, 2019
Raffel K. The Safety Challenges of Supervision and Night Coverage in Academic Residency. PSNet
[internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safety-challenges-supervision-and-night-coverage-academic-residency
The Case…
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November 16, 2022 - Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with
Thromboembolism.
November 16, 2022
Hedayati N, White RO. Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with Thromboembolism. PSNet [internet].
2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mechanical-prosthetic-valve-thrombosis-thromboembolism
The Case
A 61-year-old woman presented to …
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September 25, 2019 - Getting the Diagnosis Both Right and Wrong
September 25, 2019
Olson AP. Getting the Diagnosis Both Right and Wrong. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/getting-diagnosis-both-right-and-wrong
The Case
A 27-year-old woman with a history of acute myeloid leukemia was sent to the emergency department…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/surgical-personality-threat-patient-safety
February 24, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Is the "Surgical Personality" a Threat to Patient Safety?
Citation Text:
Bosk CL. Is the "Surgical Personality" a Threat to Patient Safety?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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June 01, 2005 - Diagnostic Failure: The Growing Deficit
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Chang R, Flanders S. Diagnostic Failure: The Growing Deficit. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-sharon-k-inouye-md-mph
December 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH
December 1, 2012
Also Read an Essay
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In Conversation With… Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Ser…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-307
September 29, 2021 - September 1, 2021 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
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July 08, 2022 - July 13, 2022 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
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March 08, 2023 - Study
Distractors in obstetric ultrasound: do sonographers have safety concerns?
Citation Text:
Najafzadeh A, Woodrow N, Thoirs K. Distractors in obstetric ultrasound: Do sonographers have safety concerns? Australas J Ultrasound Med. 2019;22(3):206-213. doi:10.1002/ajum.12134.
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December 18, 2024 - December 11, 2024 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, repor…
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February 28, 2024 - February 7, 2024 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
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February 28, 2024 - February 14, 2024 Weekly Issue
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Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-channel
February 01, 2003 - The Wrong Channel
Citation Text:
Gosbee JW. The Wrong Channel
. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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February 23, 2011 - Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge
Citation Text:
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, 2003 - Where's the Feeding Tube?
Citation Text:
Metheny NA, Meert KL. Where's the Feeding Tube?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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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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February 01, 2018 - Signout Fallout
February 1, 2018
Starmer AJ, Landrigan CP. Signout Fallout. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/signout-fallout
Case Objectives
Understand the role of communication failures in medical errors and preventable adverse events.
Review the evidence in support of handoff improvement pr…