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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854848/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - Five days later, the bone pathologist responsible for the case
contacted the orthopedic surgery service … The bone pathologist
then went on vacation for several days but did not document his discussions with … bone pathologist,
and the diagnosis of “osteosarcoma with high-grade features” was received several days … current
standard turnaround time for uncomplicated, routine biopsy cases is 48 hours or two working days
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/challenging_case_of_multiple_suicide_attempts_in_a_complex_patient_with_psychiatric_comorbidities.pdf
January 01, 2023 - control her medications until she could be re-
evaluated by a licensed clinical social worker in eight days … • In contrast, bipolar disorder features prolonged and sustained episodes (i.e., at
least several days … Complex psychopharmacologic regimens for patients with psychiatric comorbidity
often require several days … psychopharmacologic treatment being started while the patient is still in
the ED, often for several days
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852808/psn-pdf
August 30, 2023 - an insulin
pump, presented to the Emergency Department (ED) at a gestational age of 6 weeks with 3 days … Several days after admission, while the MFM team was rounding, the patient reported that she was being … dehydration and vomiting, but
not aggressively enough, and her metabolic acidosis worsened over several days … Presumably there was no direct communication between these providers until
several days after admission
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January 01, 2023 - an insulin pump, presented to the Emergency
Department (ED) at a gestational age of 6 weeks with 3 days … worsening metabolic acidosis with an anion gap peaking at 20.
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• Several days … dehydration and vomiting, but not aggressively enough, and
her metabolic acidosis worsened over several days … – Presumably there was no direct communication between these providers until several days
after
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July 01, 2006 - After 3 days, she was transferred to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for continued observation and intensive … Three days later, a physician evaluated the patient and reviewed her progress. … Four days later, the patient became unresponsive.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34070/psn-pdf
February 18, 2011 - Results encompassed more
than 2200 patient-days.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45335/psn-pdf
August 10, 2016 - organisation-devices
Medication organization devices provide compartments to help sort patients' medications by days
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46188/psn-pdf
June 21, 2017 - week-hospital-discharge-retrospective-study-root-
cause-analysis
This review of root cause analysis reports about suicide within 7 days
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37814/psn-pdf
April 11, 2011 - captured from safety reporting systems resulted in similar adverse drug event
rates per pediatric patient–days
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41186/psn-pdf
January 03, 2017 - incur an average cost of more than $3000 and are associated
with an increase in length of stay of 3.1 days
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46041/psn-pdf
September 20, 2017 - The authors estimate that these adverse events led to more than 1300 excess hospital days per
year,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45770/psn-pdf
January 25, 2017 - Researchers surveyed patients readmitted to the general medicine services within 30 days of discharge
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44837/psn-pdf
February 03, 2016 - satisfaction
and reduced adverse drug events, emergency department visits, and readmissions in the 30 days
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/superficial-report-leads-deep-problem
July 01, 2012 - woman presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of left foot and ankle pain for the past 7 days … The resident followed up 2 days later on the final reading of the study and recognized that the new information … the anatomy but committed a cognitive slip in the "heat of battle," which they readily recognized 2 days … choosing nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and conservative treatment or re-evaluation in 3 days
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49399/psn-pdf
May 01, 2003 - She
returned 4 days later to the emergency department for worsening pain. … After giving methotrexate, a repeat hCG is performed on days 4 and 7. … If the hCG level declines 4) but may take as long
as 109 days. … rupture also may be delayed: the longest time from initial treatment to rupture in our
database was 32 days
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49820/psn-pdf
February 01, 2018 - Three days later, his neighbor brought
him to the clinic for an urgent appointment with his PCP. … who were discharged to home were
rehospitalized, visited an emergency department, or died within 90 days … Second, during the last 2 to 3 days of a patient's admission, staff should verify the accuracy of written … iii) transmit the transition plan to
follow-up community providers.(12)
Finally, during the first days
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49492/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - Case & Commentary: Part 2
After 2 days, the patient was transitioned to Augmentin. … instructed the
patient 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. … Two days later, the patient returned to the ED with back pain,
lower extremity weakness, and incontinence
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33661/psn-pdf
December 01, 2007 - During a period of convalescence that may last days, weeks,
or even months, patients must manage new … discharge summaries to be part of the hospital record and requires that they be completed within 30 days … discharge.(8) This is far too permissive, considering that patients often contact their PCP within 7 to 14
days … Reinforce the discharge plan and provide troubleshooting by telephone 2 to 3 days after discharge.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/five-reasons-optimism-world-patient-safety-day
March 30, 2022 - Commentary
Five reasons for optimism on World Patient Safety Day.
Citation Text:
Fontana G, Flott K, Dhingra-Kumar N, et al. Five reasons for optimism on World Patient Safety Day. Lancet. 2019;394(10203):993-995. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32134-8.
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May 01, 2008 - halve the total opioid dose to prevent an overdose, and to return to clinic for close follow-up in 2 days … compared with placebo, 95% confidence interval 0.76–0.90) and with a reduction in the number of drinking days … (~4% decrease), number of heavy drinking days (~3% decrease), and amount of alcohol consumed (~11% decrease … that for common surgical procedures, the average duration of opioid prescriptions ranged from 4 to 15 days … exposure, opioids could be rapidly tapered (e.g., reduction by 20%–25% of the starting dose every 1–2 days