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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46494/psn-pdf
    January 24, 2018 - Complications. January 24, 2018 Anaesthesia. 2018;73(suppl 1):3-101. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications Study of complications can provide insights into presurgical … Articles in this special issue explore complications in anesthesia, including how providers can respond … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tracking-intraoperative-complications

  2. Medical Failure-to-Rescue Final Report (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/silber-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - , medical complications had been difficult to ascertain using ICD-9-CM d iagnosis codes, as … Here, post-admission complications included any patient who had a diagnosis that was not POA or who … and a very small, though significant, negative correlation between FTR and complications. … Though complications have the lowest omega ratio, they lack construct validity in all other analyses … Hospital characteristics associated with failure to rescue from complications after pancreatectomy.

  3. Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions Without Gestational Age, Section 6a: Supplementary Tables (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-208-section6a.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES Table 6: State Level Reliability, unadjusted and adjusted model with complications … 0.65 0.63 365 0.92 0.92 0.81 0.81 Table 7: Spearman-Brown Reliability Measure, adjusted model with complications

  4. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_to_Use_Guide_Ldr_Slide_508.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - allies in safe medication use, infection control initiatives, observing care processes, reporting complications … financial performance • Decreased litigation and malpractice claims • Lower costs per case due to complications … improve: – Patient safety and quality • Improved communication • Decrease in hospital-acquired complications … post-discharge are adverse drug events, healthcare-associated infections, and procedural complications … • Many complications can be attributed to problems with discharge planning – Changes in medicines

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42736/psn-pdf
    October 31, 2014 - Complications of daytime elective laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed by surgeons who operated … Complications of daytime elective laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed by surgeons who operated … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications-daytime-elective-laparoscopic-cholecystectomies-performed- … used a much larger population-based database from Ontario, Canada and found no evidence of greater complications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications-daytime-elective-laparoscopic-cholecystectomies-performed-surgeons-who-operated

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 27, 2014 - Effect of using a safety checklist on patient complications after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis … Effect of using a safety checklist on patient complications after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-using-safety-checklist-patient-complications-after-surgery-systematic … the evidence and found that checklist implementation was linked to a reduction in overall surgical complications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-using-safety-checklist-patient-complications-after-surgery-systematic-review-and-meta

  7. Validity of 16 AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators to identify in-hospital complications: a medical record review across nine Swiss hospitals. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/validity-16-ahrq-patient-safety-indicators-identify-hospital-complications-medical-record
    November 29, 2023 - Study Validity of 16 AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators to identify in-hospital complications … Validity of 16 AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators to identify in-hospital complications: a medical record … Validity of 16 AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators to identify in-hospital complications: a medical record … Topic Hospitals Hospital Medicine Nurse Care Indwelling Tubes and Catheters Medical Complications

  8. Quality improvement in ambulatory surgery centers: a major national effort aimed at reducing infections and other surgical complications. | PSNet

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    September 23, 2020 - ambulatory surgery centers: a major national effort aimed at reducing infections and other surgical complications … Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A Major National Effort Aimed at Reducing Infections and Other Surgical Complications … Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A Major National Effort Aimed at Reducing Infections and Other Surgical Complications … Outpatient Surgery Physicians Quality and Safety Professionals Surgery Surgical Complications

  9. Association of cataract surgical outcomes with late surgeon career stages: a population-based cohort study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-cataract-surgical-outcomes-late-surgeon-career-stages-population-based-cohort
    September 23, 2020 - surgical events did not differ by career stage, although very small increases in risk of two specific complications—dropped … March 14, 2018 Association between surgeon stress and major surgical complications. … January 17, 2019 Complications of daytime elective laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed … About The Topic Outpatient Surgery Operating Room Physicians Ophthalmology Surgical Complications

  10. Effect of cognitive aids on adherence to best practice in the treatment of deteriorating surgical patients: a randomized clinical trial in a simulation setting. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-cognitive-aids-adherence-best-practice-treatment-deteriorating-surgical-patients
    September 30, 2020 - flowcharts, and clinical guidelines), could improve timely recognition and effective management of complications … An interpretative phenomenological analysis of vulnerability as experienced by patients with complications … February 2, 2022 Cognitive bias impact on management of postoperative complications, … Topic Operating Room Quality and Safety Professionals Surgery Postoperative Surgical Complications

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33596/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2025 - Background and Theory The concept of failure-to-rescue (FTR) captures the idea that many complications … medical care are not preventable, but health care systems should be able to rapidly identify and treat complications … the unexpected is inevitable, and therefore no amount of planning and anticipation will prevent all complications … , failure to relay information regarding complications, and failure to react in a timely and appropriate … Stakeholders voiced concerns about counting deaths from complications that started before the index

  12. Disclosure and reporting of surgical complications: a double-edged sword? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disclosure-and-reporting-surgical-complications-double-edged-sword
    December 21, 2014 - Study Disclosure and reporting of surgical complications: a double-edged sword? … Disclosure and reporting of surgical complications: a double-edged sword? … Disclosure and reporting of surgical complications: a double-edged sword?

  13. Preventing Device-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section4.html
    October 01, 2015 - Preventing Device-Associated Infections Preamble and Summary Epidemiology of Invasive Devices and Complications … Minimizing the risk of infectious and noninfectious complications hinges on the daily evaluation for … continued need and assessment for any local signs of mechanical or infectious complications. … Using ultrasound guidance for internal jugular CVC insertion is associated with lower mechanical complications … Finally, the risk of ventilator-associated complications (infectious and noninfectious) is best mitigated

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41869/psn-pdf
    November 28, 2012 - Tracking intraoperative complications. November 28, 2012 Platz J, Hyman N. … Tracking intraoperative complications. J Am Coll Surg. 2012;215(4):519-23. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tracking-intraoperative-complications This cohort study found that a prospective … , real-time method for recording intraoperative complications was more complete and more accurate than … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tracking-intraoperative-complications

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45753/psn-pdf
    January 18, 2017 - A 'busy day' effect on perinatal complications of delivery on weekends: a retrospective cohort study … A 'busy day' effect on perinatal complications of delivery on weekends: a retrospective cohort study … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/busy-day-effect-perinatal-complications-delivery-weekends-retrospective- … cohort-study This study found that perinatal complications of childbirth, including low Apgar scores … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/busy-day-effect-perinatal-complications-delivery-weekends-retrospective-cohort-study

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37768/psn-pdf
    April 27, 2010 - The wisdom and justice of not paying for "preventable complications." … The wisdom and justice of not paying for "preventable complications". … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wisdom-and-justice-not-paying-preventable-complications In October 2008 … , Medicare will put into effect a new policy that withholds payment for eight preventable complications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wisdom-and-justice-not-paying-preventable-complications https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73130/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2022 - Improving peripherally inserted central catheter appropriateness and reducing device-related complications … Improving peripherally inserted central catheter appropriateness and reducing device-related complications … MAGIC), the authors sought to determine if the appropriateness of PICC use decreased related medical complications … Use of MAGIC in 52 Michigan hospitals increased appropriate use of PICC lines and decreased medical complications

  18. FactFinders. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factfinders
    February 17, 2021 - The collection focuses on three primary areas: procedural contraindications, procedure-related complications … , and injectate-related complications such as the safe use of multi-dose and single-dose vials . … The Topic Hospitals Physicians Medicine Medication Safety Nonsurgical Procedural Complications

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35405/psn-pdf
    December 14, 2007 - Use of administrative data to find substandard care: validation of the complications screening program … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-administrative-data-find-substandard-care-validation-complications- … screening-program This AHRQ-funded case-control study used physicians' clinical judgment about flagged complications … cases with a documented surgical or medical complication along with matched controls without such complications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-administrative-data-find-substandard-care-validation-complications-screening-program

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40109/psn-pdf
    January 05, 2011 - A simple checklist for preventing major complications associated with cesarean delivery. … A simple checklist for preventing major complications associated with cesarean delivery. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simple-checklist-preventing-major-complications-associated-cesarean-delivery … This article proposes using an evidence-based checklist to prevent serious complications around pre … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simple-checklist-preventing-major-complications-associated-cesarean-delivery
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