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141. Peripheral IV in Too Long | PSNet
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     September 15, 2011 - He was given intravenous (IV) diuretics and improved over the first 4 days in the hospital. … center, there was a standard protocol that called for all peripheral IV catheters to be replaced after 4 days … Although rare (incidence rate: 0.06 cases per 1000 bed-days), this complication can cause serious morbidity … The peripheral IV was kept in place for 2 more days. … and add-on devices, should be changed no more frequently than every 96 hours, but at least every 7 days

142. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presented with several days … Over the next few days following discharge, the patient's cough worsened, and the shortness of breath … At this hospital, all patients discharged from the medicine service are called by a nurse within 3 days … The nurse who had called previously called again 2 days later to check on the patient. … Telephone follow up in patients with CHF was associated with fewer hospital days and readmissions in

143. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Two days later, the bump was larger with a small amount of pus at the center. … After several days, the lesion had grown larger and was now red, raised, and warm, and he notified his … patient's Septra allergy, the pediatrician prescribed oral clindamycin 450 mg every 6 hours for 10 days … , with follow-up in 7 days, and ibuprofen for pain. * Case: CA-MRSA Skin Infection (4) Four days after … in This Case (2) The patient likely should have been scheduled for a follow-up appointment 2 to 3 days

144. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49582/psn-pdf
     April 01, 2009 - After 40 days of parenteral therapy, the antecubital site and the upper arm became red, swollen, and … 109 of 112 attempts (97.3%) in 53 patients, and they were followed for a total of 11,797 catheter days … as a result of PICC-related complications, yielding a complication rate of 4.66 per 1000 catheter days … Because more than 70% of such complications occurred more than 30 days after placement, the authors … Transparent dressings should be changed every 7 days except when the risk of dislodging the catheter

145. Discharge Against Medical Advice | PSNet
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     July 01, 2017 - more likely than non-users to leave AMA, and AMA discharges were three times more likely to occur on days … patients.( 3,5,6 ) In a study of general medical patients, the readmission rate within the first 15 days … Among patients leaving AMA from an Australian hospital, the mortality rate was 3% within 28 days ( 8 … leaving AMA from a general medical service at a Canadian hospital, the mortality rate was 3% within 90 days … care, if indicated Arrange for an outpatient follow-up appointment (preferably within the next 7 days

146. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49673/psn-pdf
     December 01, 2012 - Two days later, the patient made an unscheduled return visit to the ED, now in severe distress. … Two days later, the patient had a cardiac arrest and could not be resuscitated. … translates to an 8.2% (95% CI 5.27 to 11.04) incidence of cardiovascular morbidity or mortality at 30 days—clearly … have been either immediate stress testing, expedited outpatient stress testing (in the next 1 to 2 days … (> 50% stenosis) • Two or more anginal episodes in the preceding 24 hours • Aspirin use in the 7 days

147. Medication Overdose | PSNet
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     September 01, 2011 - overdose of cyclophosphamide.( 1 ) The ordering physician had written “cyclophosphamide 4g/sq m over four days … ” with the intention that the patient receive a total of 1 gram per square meter over 4 sequential days … Unfortunately, the order was interpreted as prescribing 4 grams per square meter for each of 4 sequential days … context for this type of confusion is an order such as “phenytoin 100mg po q8h x 3d”—does this mean for 3 days … suffered a myocardial infarction after only one day of taking the erroneous prescription; he died a few days

148. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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     December 01, 2006 - Thrombocytopenia: platelet count drops to <150 x 109/L or by ≥ 50% below baseline Timing: within 5-10 days … thrombosis—minimum of 3-6 months HIT without thrombosis—risk of thrombosis persists for at least 30 days … Over the next few days, however, she developed ischemia in her right hand, which eventually became cold … in Patients with HIT When measured by ELISA, the median duration of HIT antibody positivity is 85 days … situations (in need of bypass, vascular surgery) with plan for brief exposure Delay until at least 100 days

149. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2009 - The onset of the rash, however, often is preceded by a prodromal phase.(6) Beginning 4 days to 2 weeks … The vesicles become pustules in about 3 days and form scabs 7 to 10 days later.(6,7) Complications … A randomized trial of acyclovir for 7 days or 21 days with and without prednisolone for treatment of

150. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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     November 01, 2005 - .): Reconciling Doses After 2 days, the patient was transitioned to Augmentin. … the team instructed him to decrease his dose to 3 mg at bedtime and to have his INR rechecked in 3 days … After 3 days, his INR was 10. He was treated with vitamin K. … .): Reconciling Doses Two days later, the patient returned to the ED with back pain, lower extremity

151. Sepsis Resulting from Delays in Treatment and Miscommunication among Specialists | PSNet
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     February 26, 2025 - He was treated with antibiotics and bowel rest and discharged three days later with a plan to follow … Four days before the scheduled surgical appointment, the patient presented to the Emergency Department … He was not admitted but was told to keep his surgical appointment 4 days later. … after one week of intravenous antibiotics and drainage, with instructions to return to the hospital 5 days … The patient presented to the Emergency Department (ED) four days before his surgical appointment, which

152. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 17, 2022 - california-mans-painful-and-terrifying-road-monkeypox-diagnosis https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misdiagnosis-inevitable https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/4-days-hospital-thought-he-had-just-pneumonia-it-was-coronavirus

153. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2024 - Following implementation, the perioperative service had no SSE for more than 900 days without delaying

154. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866818/psn-pdf
     September 25, 2024 - AHDs offer protected time for education (without clinical duties) on specific days, providing both social

155. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73479/psn-pdf
     July 07, 2021 - mitigating-july-effect https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/july-syndrome https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misery-doctors-first-days

156. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 25, 2024 - patient was discharged home with a prescription for cephalexin and instructions to return in 10-14 days … Three days later, the patient returned to the same ED for increased pain, swelling, and redness involving … Eleven days later, one or two days after finishing doxycycline, the patient went to an urgent care clinic … it would have been prudent to leave the wound open and recheck it for a developing infection a few days … damage invisible to the naked eye and these wounds require not just closer follow-up than the 10-14 days

157. In Conversation with…Albert Wu, MD, MPH | PSNet
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     March 24, 2025 - Disclosing is not as risky as in the bad-old days, and as hospital lawyers and malpractice companies … It struck me that in our zeal these days to try to disseminate messages from errors more broadly, to … On one hand, in the case that I described from my house officer days, it was really the anonymous mob … who gossiped for several days about this particular incident. … In many ways you could say that we're doing better, but these days that we're feeling worse.

158. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2024 - This meta-analysis estimated that approximately 3% of patients who have a CVC for three days experience

159. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866694/psn-pdf
     September 11, 2024 - office visits between October 2015 and December 2017, 21% reported experiencing an adverse event 2 to 7 days

160. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - Patients with diagnostic uncertainty had more diagnostic errors in the first 7 days of their PICU stay