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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35403/psn-pdf
February 18, 2011 - Of the 100 most frequent causes of death, 23 were
associated with higher mortality when those patients … that hospitals function less effectively during weekend hours, a notion supported by the Sunday
night death
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complaints-about-acute-trusts-2016-2017
April 17, 2024 - August 4, 2021
An Investigation into the Death of Baby J at University Hospitals Bristol … March 28, 2018
An Avoidable Death of a Three-year-old Child from Sepsis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-vincristine-administration-events
February 15, 2023 - February 15, 2023
Proactive prevention of maternal death from maternal hemorrhage. … February 3, 2021
Death and neurological devastation from intrathecal vinca alkaloids:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-470
December 31, 2024 - Errors involving high-risk medications have the potential to cause serious harm or death. … of closed malpractice claims, diagnostic errors comprised 26.6% of cases, 39% of which resulted in death … of closed malpractice claims, diagnostic errors comprised 26.6% of cases, 39% of which resulted in death … Errors involving high-risk medications have the potential to cause serious harm or death. … circulation and autopsy revealed sudden cardiac arrest without myocardial infarction as the cause of death
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34680/psn-pdf
February 09, 2011 - deaths related to medical errors are
overestimates, which do not account for the expected risk of death
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44982/psn-pdf
April 06, 2016 - In 2010, The Joint Commission issued a sentinel event alert on preventing maternal death. … surviving-sepsis-campaign-international-guidelines-management-sepsis-and-septic-shock-2016
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-maternal-death
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41568/psn-pdf
April 05, 2013 - As in prior studies, reviewers' agreement on whether a death was preventable was only
moderate.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.362_slideshow.ppt
December 01, 2015 - The cause of death was unclear, but the providers felt the patient likely had a fatal arrhythmia related … 10
This Case
Silencing all telemetry alarms in this patient was an error that contributed to his death … safety concerns surrounding excessive alarm burden garnered attention in 2010 after a highly publicized death … MGH death spurs review of patient monitors. Boston Globe. February 21, 2010. … 'Alarm fatigue' linked to patient's death. Boston Globe.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/er-kicks-habit-opioids-pain
May 27, 2020 - August 9, 2023
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Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-medication-errors-commonplace
August 02, 2023 - July 29, 2020
A tragic death shows how ERs fail patients who struggle with addiction. … October 25, 2013
Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60563/psn-pdf
June 03, 2020 - The authors discuss
the value of assessing cause of death for patients thought to have died from COVID
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38343/psn-pdf
December 09, 2014 - Investigators found that while the proportion of maternal death and newborn death or brain damage
claims
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reading-signals-maternity-and-neonatal-services-east-kent-report-independent-investigation
February 19, 2020 - February 19, 2020
Government Response to the Investigation into the Death of Elizabeth … March 28, 2018
The Life and Death of Elizabeth Dixon: A Catalyst for Change.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-coronavirus-delaying-life-altering-surgeries
May 20, 2020 - April 22, 2020
Hastened death due to disease burden and distress that has not received … August 19, 2020
Avoiding care during the pandemic could mean life or death.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49694/psn-pdf
October 01, 2013 - The intern went to the counter of the floor's central nursing unit to complete the death certificate … The unit clerk usually put the death certificate folder on the counter next to the
deceased patient's … This time, the chart next to the death certificate was Mr. B's chart. The intern
grabbed Mr. … B, he shifted his focus to completing the death certificate. … A
and notified her about the death of her husband.
After being notified of the error, Mrs.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-danger-insidious-postpartum-bleeding-after-emergency-cesarean-delivery
November 25, 2020 - Cardiomyopathy and cardiovascular conditions were leading causes of death in non-Hispanic Black women … Hemorrhage was a cause of death in about 13% of all women. … Mental health causes of maternal death appear related to drug overdose and suicide. 4
The causes of … maternal death have changed over time. … Increasing maternal age is strongly correlated with increased risk of maternal death; 27% of maternal
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43063/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - study estimating that as many as 200,000 to 400,000 patients experience harms
that contribute to their death … John James, a scientist
who became engaged in patient safety efforts following the death of his son
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45615/psn-pdf
October 26, 2016 - Mandatory provider review and pain clinic laws reduce
the amounts of opioids prescribed and overdose death … Mandatory Provider Review And Pain Clinic Laws Reduce The
Amounts Of Opioids Prescribed And Overdose Death
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-complaints-count-supporting-complaints-handling-nhs-and-uk-government-departments
July 19, 2023 - April 17, 2024
An Investigation into the Death of Baby J at University Hospitals Bristol … March 28, 2018
An Avoidable Death of a Three-year-old Child from Sepsis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-chaos-chain-pharmacies-putting-patients-risk
June 12, 2019 - February 12, 2016
Investigators find hospital error caused mother’s death in Brooklyn … September 6, 2016
FDA begins inquiry after death and illness from saline bags meant for