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21. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    August 10, 2019 - Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis. PSNet [internet]. 2019. … The patient had no family history of colon cancer. … He underwent surgery to excise the mass and fortunately remains in remission. … In 15% to 30% of cases the blood loss is from the colon, most often caused by colon cancer, angiodysplasia … or established as a means of screening for colon cancer.

22. "Disruptive behavior" in the operating room: A prospective observational study of triggers and effects of tense communication episodes in surgical teams. | PSNet
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    October 29, 2014 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Assessing distractors and teamwork during surgery … January 15, 2020 Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure … October 3, 2012 Reasons for the persistence of adverse events in the era of safer surgery―a … Study A standardized marking procedure for ENT operations to prevent wrong-site surgery … July 6, 2012 Training operating room teams in damage control surgery for trauma: a followup

23. Diagnostic Errors Case Studies | PSNet
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    March 10, 2025 - Read More Spotlight Case Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis … During surgery, the patient developed a fever and required oxygen supplementation. … Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis Mythili P. Pathipati, MD, and James M. … patient ultimately presented to the emergency department with a bowel obstruction, was diagnosed with colon … cancer, and underwent surgery to resect the mass.

24. Mandatory influenza vaccination for health care workers as the new standard of care: a matter of patient safety and nonmaleficent practice. | PSNet
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    September 13, 2023 - November 29, 2023 Mortality due to hospital-acquired infection after cardiac surgery. … June 1, 2022 Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the

25. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    October 27, 2022 - The transverse colon was adherent to the peritoneum at the umbilicus, and the colon at this location … There was significant contamination, but it was contained by adhesions, so inflammation of the colon … have accompanied Veress needle insertion; given that the injury affected the full thickness of the colon … Complications of laparoscopic surgery. … Avoiding complications of laparoscopic surgery.

26. Speaking the same language. AHRQ seeks common method of safety reporting. | PSNet
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    July 05, 2023 - multidimensional effects of resident duty hours restrictions: a thematic analysis of published viewpoints in surgery … March 19, 2018 Exclusion of residents from surgery-intensive care team communication: … October 13, 2021 WebM&M Cases Wrong Turn through Colon

27. Transfusion Thresholds in Gastrointestinal Bleeding | PSNet
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    November 26, 2014 - bleeding can be divided into upper GIB, middle GIB (bleeding between the ligament of Treitz and the colon … ), and lower GIB or bleeding from the colon. … Bleeding typically arises from the ileum or colon. … Although early initiation of PPI therapy has not been shown to reduce mortality, rebleeding, or surgery … Related Resources WebM&M Cases Anemia and Delayed Colon

28. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    August 21, 2013 - The Commentary Emergency general surgery is common and has significantly greater morbidity and mortality … Emergency surgery makes up around 50% of the general surgery workload but accounts for 80%–90% of all … Little evidence exists regarding diagnosis and decision making for emergency general surgery, but as … Variation in quality of care after emergency general surgery procedures in the elderly. … Dis Colon Rectum. 2012;55:788-796. [go to PubMed] 7.

29. Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine Operation Goes Wrong. | PSNet
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    March 03, 2021 - The transverse colon was adherent to the peritoneum at the umbilicus, and the colon at this location … There was significant contamination, but it was contained by adhesions, so inflammation of the colon … have accompanied Veress needle insertion; given that the injury affected the full thickness of the colon … Trocar injuries in laparoscopic surgery. … Complications of laparoscopic surgery.

30. Surgical glove perforation and the risk of surgical site infection. | PSNet
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    March 02, 2011 - June 14, 2023 Mortality due to hospital-acquired infection after cardiac surgery. … August 9, 2018 Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, … 2011 View More See More About The Topic Operating Room Physicians Surgery

31. Colonoscopic withdrawal times and adenoma detection during screening colonoscopy. | PSNet
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    March 19, 2019 - June 27, 2018 Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … August 14, 2019 WebM&M Cases Anemia and Delayed Colon

32. Emergency Error | PSNet
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    January 18, 2013 - Emergency surgery makes up around 50% of the general surgery workload but accounts for 80%–90% of all … Little evidence exists regarding diagnosis and decision making for emergency general surgery, but as … Emergency general surgery, and emergency laparotomy in particular, has high mortality and is prone to … Variation in quality of care after emergency general surgery procedures in the elderly. … Dis Colon Rectum. 2012;55:788-796. [go to PubMed] 7.

33. The timing of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis. | PSNet
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    June 24, 2009 - October 30, 2017 Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure … 2009 View More See More About The Topic Operating Room Physicians Surgery

34. Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_A Missed Bowel Perforation - SLIDES_FINAL.pptx (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - • Identify factors that place a patient at higher risk for death after abdominal surgery for a bowel … • The acute care surgery team was contacted, but given the patient’s instability and grave prognosis … is futile. 31 DAMAGE CONTROL SURGERY FOR SEVERE ABDOMINAL SEPSIS 32 Damage Control Surgery … Predictors of Morbidity and Mortality After Surgery for Intestinal Perforation. … Damage control surgery for abdominal emergencies. BJS. 2014;101:e109-e118. [Free full text] 26.

35. The best medicine for fixing the modern hospital. | PSNet
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    February 06, 2008 - October 1, 2016 WebM&M Cases Wrong Turn through Colon … October 7, 2015 A simple surgery with harrowing complications.

36. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    August 30, 2023 - Inconsistent use of screening guidelines was an issue identified in the eA process for advanced colon … KPSC identified that about 15% of patients had a delay in diagnosis of colon cancer due to failure to … Finally, between 2016 and 2018, colon cancer adenoma detection rates increased from 30% to 34% among … Decision-support systems for CT scans and CEA tests at appropriate intervals post-surgery were implemented … Creating a safety net process to improve colon cancer diagnosis in those with rectal bleeding.

37. The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube and Poor Communication | PSNet
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    August 01, 2012 - with peritonitis or necrotizing soft tissue infection, 6,11,14 injury to adjacent organs such as the colon … Hight, MD, FACS Associate Professor Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program Department … of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care UC Davis Health rhight … Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy misplacement in the transverse colon of a neurocognitively compromised … From the Same Author(s) WebM&M Cases Wrong Turn through Colon

38. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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    August 30, 2023 - surgery patients. … This study of 4,252 high-risk general surgery patients found that only one-third received care in compliance … surgery patients. … This study of 4,252 high-risk general surgery patients found that only one-third received care in compliance … An abdominal x-ray confirmed a large amount of stool in the colon with no free air and her blood leukocyte

39. The e-Autopsy/e-Biopsy: A Systematic Chart Review to Increase Safety and Diagnostic Accuracy Innovation | PSNet
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    April 01, 2005 - Inconsistent use of screening guidelines was an issue identified in the eA process for advanced colon … KPSC identified that about 15% of patients had a delay in diagnosis of colon cancer due to failure to … Finally, between 2016 and 2018, colon cancer adenoma detection rates increased from 30% to 34% among … Decision-support systems for CT scans and CEA tests at appropriate intervals post-surgery were implemented … Creating a safety net process to improve colon cancer diagnosis in those with rectal bleeding.

40. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49804/psn-pdf
    September 01, 2017 - bleeding can be divided into upper GIB, middle GIB (bleeding between the ligament of Treitz and the colon … ), and lower GIB or bleeding from the colon. … /#references https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references the ileum or colon … The input of interventional radiology and surgery also may have been helpful in the event that endoscopy … Although early initiation of PPI therapy has not been shown to reduce mortality, rebleeding, or surgery