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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-233-diverticulitis-evidence-summary.pdf
October 01, 2020 - Evidence Summary: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 233
Management of Colonic Diverticulitis
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• Computed tomography (CT) diagnosis and clinical sequelae
o CT accurately diagnoses acute diverticulitis (moderate strength o…
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July 23, 2010 - Medication errors and patient complications with
continuous renal replacement therapy.
July 23, 2010
Barletta JF, Barletta G-M, Brophy PD, et al. Medication errors and patient complications with continuous
renal replacement therapy. Pediatr Nephrol. 2006;21(6):842-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42805/psn-pdf
December 11, 2013 - The effect of hospital organizational characteristics on
postoperative complications.
December 11, 2013
Knight M. The effect of hospital organizational characteristics on postoperative complications. J Patient Saf.
2013;9(4):198-202. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e3182995e5b.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-or…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38547/psn-pdf
April 08, 2009 - Mortality related to anaesthesia in France: analysis of
deaths related to airway complications.
April 8, 2009
Auroy Y, Benhamou D, Péquignot F, et al. Mortality related to anaesthesia in France: analysis of deaths
related to airway complications. Anaesthesia. 2009;64(4):366-70. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05792.x.…
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November 17, 2021 - Influence of perioperative handoffs on complications and
outcomes.
November 17, 2021
Burden AR, Potestio C, Pukenas E. Influence of perioperative handoffs on complications and outcomes.
Adv Anesth. 2021;39:133-148. doi:10.1016/j.aan.2021.07.008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-perioperative-handoffs-complic…
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March 02, 2012 - /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-hospitals-provide-lower-quality-care-weekends
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complication-rates-weekends-and-weekdays-us-hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37359/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - Case study: preventing surgical complications at
Baystate Medical Center.
January 2, 2017
Fitzgerald J, Kanter G, Benjamin EM. Case Study: Preventing Surgical Complications at Baystate Medical
Center. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2016;33(11). doi:10.1016/s1553-
7250(07)33076-6.
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June 21, 2006 - Intraoperative adverse events and related postoperative
complications in spine surgery: implications for
enhancing patient safety founded on evidence-based
protocols.
June 21, 2006
Rampersaud YR; Moro ER; Neary MA; White K; Lewis SJ; Massicotte EM; Fehlings MG.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intraoperative-adverse-…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb212-MRSA-Hospital-Stays-California-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Septicemia,
15.9%
Pneumonia,
17.0%
Cellulitis or
skin ulcers,
41.9%
Complication
of surgery … patients highest for those with a MRSA septicemia diagnosis (43.2 percent) and lowest for those with a
complication … of 10.0 percent among patients with MRSA pneumonia to
a high of 17.4 percent among patients with a complication
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/figures/2005/2005_2_4.jsp
January 01, 2005 - jaundice following birth)
56.7
3.224
2.0
0.041844
5,000
297
192
Umbilical cord complication … conditions)
14.9
0.982
2.8
0.071482
12,100
609
49
Diabetes mellitus without complication … Lung disease due to external agents
7.8
0.323
6.0
0.218672
31,100
2,194
237
Complication
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June 20, 2011 - Adverse events in medicine: easy to count, complicated
to understand, and complex to prevent.
June 20, 2011
Amalberti R, Benhamou D, Auroy Y, et al. Adverse events in medicine: easy to count, complicated to
understand, and complex to prevent. J Biomed Inform. 2011;44(3):390-4. doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2009.06.004.
https:…
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February 06, 2018 - Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect
Science.
February 6, 2018
Gawande A. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books; 2002. ISBN: 9780805063196.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications-surgeons-notes-imperfect-science
In Complications, Gawande reprises and builds on a series of feature articles, several writt…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/natstats/commdx/table1a.htm
February 11, 2011 - Umbilical cord complication [192] 105,228 9.59 0.30 … Umbilical cord complication [192] 90,913 12.83 0.26 … Umbilical cord complication [192] 18,356 3.20 0.05 … Complication of device, implant or graft [237] 23,185 4.84 0.07
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March 20, 2018 - Opioid prescribing patterns and complications in the
dermatology Medicare population.
March 20, 2018
Cao S, Karmouta R, Li DG, et al. Opioid Prescribing Patterns and Complications in the Dermatology
Medicare Population. JAMA Dermatol. 2018;154(3):317-322. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.5835.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38624/psn-pdf
September 29, 2009 - Avoidable iatrogenic complications of urethral
catheterization and inadequate intern training in a tertiary-
care teaching hospital.
September 29, 2009
Thomas AZ, Giri SK, Meagher D, et al. Avoidable iatrogenic complications of urethral catheterization and
inadequate intern training in a tertiary-care teaching hos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47120/psn-pdf
July 18, 2018 - Complicated: medical missteps are not inevitable.
July 18, 2018
Yurkiewicz IR. Complicated: Medical Missteps Are Not Inevitable. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018;37(7):1178-
1181. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1550.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complicated-medical-missteps-are-not-inevitable
This commentary provides a clini…
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January 24, 2019 - Association of overlapping surgery with increased risk for
complications following hip surgery.
January 24, 2019
Ravi B, Pincus D, Wasserstein D, et al. Association of Overlapping Surgery With Increased Risk for
Complications Following Hip Surgery: A Population-Based, Matched Cohort Study. JAMA Intern Med.
2018;17…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42096/psn-pdf
March 06, 2013 - Skin-deep diagnosis: affective bias and zebra retreat
complicating the diagnosis of systemic sclerosis.
March 6, 2013
Miller CS. Skin-deep diagnosis: affective bias and zebra retreat complicating the diagnosis of systemic
sclerosis. Am J Med Sci. 2013;345(1):53-6. doi:10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3182684aab.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60286/psn-pdf
April 29, 2020 - With Covid-19 delaying routine care, chronic disease
startups brace for a slew of complications.
April 29, 2020
Brodwin E. STAT. April 14, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-delaying-routine-care-chronic-disease-startups-brace-slew-
complications
Patients with cancer and other chronic disorder treatment …
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May 11, 2019 - Measuring hospital-acquired complications associated
with low-value care.
May 11, 2019
Badgery-Parker T, Pearson S-A, Dunn S, et al. Measuring Hospital-Acquired Complications Associated
With Low-Value Care. JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(4):499-505. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.7464.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/meas…