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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49731/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire
April 1, 2015
Mehta SP, Domino KM. Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fire-hole-or-fire
The Case
A patient was taken to the operating room (OR) to undergo a planned laparoscopic subtotal colon resection
for a biopsy-proven adenocarcinom…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49637/psn-pdf
October 01, 2011 - The Dropped "No"
October 1, 2011
Johnson AJ. The Dropped "No". PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropped-no
The Case
A 62-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis was admitted with increasing abdominal girth and swelling in
his legs. Because the leg swelling was somewhat more pronounced in his…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hospital-admission-due-high-dose-methotrexate-drug-interaction
October 01, 2003 - Hospital Admission Due to High-Dose Methotrexate Drug Interaction
Citation Text:
Siegel LC, Gandhi TK. Hospital Admission Due to High-Dose Methotrexate Drug Interaction. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-473
March 25, 2025 - March 5, 2025 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, reports, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/handoffs-and-transitions
February 01, 2007 - Annual Perspective
Handoffs and Transitions
Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH | January 22, 2014
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Sehgal NL. Handoffs and Transitions. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.245_slideshow.ppt
July 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Watch the Warfarin!
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the July 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Raman Khanna, MD, and Margaret Fang, MD, MPH; University of California, Sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49416/psn-pdf
September 01, 2003 - Check the Bags
September 1, 2003
Caldwell M, Dracup KA. Check the Bags. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/check-bags
The Case
A 50-year-old man with new atrial fibrillation was placed on a diltiazem drip in the emergency department
for rate control. After arriving at the cardiac care unit (CCU…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49460/psn-pdf
September 01, 2004 - Security Lapse
September 1, 2004
Mason D. Security Lapse. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/security-lapse
The Case
A medical student learned that the hospital's radiology image library was accessible throughout the
university's computer system, meaning that patient x-rays could be viewed in d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49541/psn-pdf
August 21, 2007 - Mark My Tooth
August 21, 2007
Smith RA. Mark My Tooth. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mark-my-tooth
The Case
A 45-year-old healthy man was scheduled to have two teeth extracted for progressive dental caries. The
patient underwent the extractions, awoke from the anesthesia, and then realized…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49667/psn-pdf
October 01, 2012 - Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places
October 1, 2012
Manias E. Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/looking-meds-all-wrong-places
The Case
A 40-year-old uninsured woman with anxiety ran out of her prescribed clonazepam and had a seizure. She
went to t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49692/psn-pdf
September 01, 2013 - A Picture Speaks 1000 Words
September 1, 2013
Hemphill RR. A Picture Speaks 1000 Words. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/picture-speaks-1000-words
The Case
A 62-year-old man with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and type A aortic dissection
repair presented with chest p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50827/psn-pdf
January 22, 2020 - Becoming a high-reliability organization through shared
learning of safety events
January 22, 2020
Klenklen J. Patient Saf Qual HCare. December 19, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/becoming-high-reliability-organization-through-shared-learning-safety-events
High reliability organizations consistently examine wha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867632/psn-pdf
February 26, 2025 - Instruments for patient safety assessment: a scoping
review.
February 26, 2025
Nunes E, Sirtoli F, Lima E, et al. Instruments for patient safety assessment: a scoping review. Healthcare.
2024;12(20):2075. doi:10.3390/healthcare12202075.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/instruments-patient-safety-assessment-scoping-rev…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43579/psn-pdf
October 08, 2014 - Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health:
Workshop Summary.
October 8, 2014
Hewitt M, Hernandez LM; Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health
Practice, Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2014. ISBN: 9780309303651.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60992/psn-pdf
October 14, 2020 - Another medical malpractice crisis?: Try something
different.
October 14, 2020
Sage WM, Boothman RC, Gallagher TH. Another medical malpractice crisis?: Try something different.
JAMA. 2020;324(14):1395-1396. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16557.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/another-medical-malpractice-crisis-try-something-d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47601/psn-pdf
December 21, 2018 - Clinical decision support in the era of artificial
intelligence.
December 21, 2018
Shortliffe EH, Sepúlveda MJ. Clinical Decision Support in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. JAMA.
2018;320(21):2199-2200. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.17163.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-decision-support-era-artificial-intellige…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50652/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Preventable adverse drug events: descriptive
epidemiology.
November 13, 2019
Woo SA, Cragg A, Wickham ME, et al. Preventable adverse drug events: Descriptive epidemiology. Br J
Clin Pharmacol. 2020;86(2):291-302. doi:10.1111/bcp.14139.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-adverse-drug-events-descriptive-epidem…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45564/psn-pdf
October 03, 2017 - Fostering transparency in outcomes, quality, safety, and
costs.
October 3, 2017
Austin M, McGlynn EA, Pronovost P. Fostering Transparency in Outcomes, Quality, Safety, and Costs.
JAMA. 2016;316(16):1661-1662. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.14039.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fostering-transparency-outcomes-quality-safety-a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837032/psn-pdf
May 04, 2022 - The patient's "story": an examination of patient-reported
safety incidents in general practice.
May 4, 2022
Madden C, Lydon S, Murphy AW, et al. The patient’s “story”: an examination of patient-reported safety
incidents in general practice. Fam Pract. 2022;39(6):1095-1102. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmac033.
https://psnet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43129/psn-pdf
July 23, 2014 - Use of a daily goals checklist for morning ICU rounds: a
mixed-methods study.
July 23, 2014
Centofanti JE, Duan EH, Hoad NC, et al. Use of a daily goals checklist for morning ICU rounds: a mixed-
methods study. Crit Care Med. 2014;42(8):1797-803. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000000331.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-d…