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4741. Too Hot For Comfort | PSNet
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      May 19, 2015 - A surface temperature of more than 156°F by wet heat produces immediate tissue death as well as vessel

4742. An Easily Forgotten Tube | PSNet
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      June 01, 2016 - September 27, 2023 Frequency and type of situational awareness errors contributing to death

4743. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2014 - CVC-associated air embolism is a preventable complication that can result in serious harm, including death

4744. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2018 - The goal of treatment of asymptomatic AAA is to prevent future rupture and its associated risk of death

4745. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 27, 2021 - Medication errors are not always reversible and can cause permanent damage or death; therefore, our

4746. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 14, 2004 - This particular case was reviewed within an hour of the patient's death.

4747. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2008 - nonenteral system, such as an intravascular line or peritoneal dialysis catheter, can result in sepsis and death

4748. The Unintended Consequences of Florida Medical Liability Legislation | PSNet
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      February 01, 2003 - cause analyses, and any other professional exchange of information related to a patient's injury or death

4749. Situational Awareness and Patient Safety | PSNet
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      May 01, 2012 - bundle checklist combined with physician confirmation reduces risk of nosocomial complications and death

4750. Bowel Prep | PSNet
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      March 01, 2017 - Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States ( 1 ).

4751. Lethal Vertigo | PSNet
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      September 20, 2011 - A subsequent review of the case indicated that the death was potentially avoidable, had life-saving neurosurgery

4752. Lap Burn | PSNet
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      March 01, 2018 - Lap Burn Citation Text: Ball K. Lap Burn. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS Download Cita…

4753. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2004 - Fumbled Handoff March 1, 2004 Vidyarthi A. Fumbled Handoff. PSNet [internet]. 2004. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fumbled-handoff The Case A 73-year-old female with history of hypertension, non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), and chronic renal insufficiency was admitted for an elective sigmoid resect…

4754. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2016 - Telemedicine and Patient Safety September 1, 2016 Agboola SO, Kvedar JC. Telemedicine and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2016. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/telemedicine-and-patient-safety Perspective A paradigm shift is ongoing in the health care sector. The traditional model of episodic and hospital-base…

4755. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2003 - Flying Object Hits MRI February 1, 2003 Gosbee JW, Gosbee LL. Flying Object Hits MRI. PSNet [internet]. 2003. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/flying-object-hits-mri The Case A child was brought to the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) room for a brain scan. Accompanied by an anesthesiologist, the child was receiving…

4756. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2018 - Mixup Beyond the Medication Label August 1, 2018 Pervanas H, VanValkenburgh D. Mixup Beyond the Medication Label. PSNet [internet]. 2018. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mixup-beyond-medication-label The Case An 80-year-old man was admitted to a hospital for recurrent hypoglycemia. He had been seen at another hospi…

4757. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2003 - Patient Mix-Up February 1, 2003 Shojania KG. Patient Mix-Up. PSNet [internet]. 2003. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-mix The Case Joe Smith [not his real name], a 42-year-old man with nausea and vomiting for 4 days, was on the general medical service at an academic medical center. Overnight, another man wit…

4758. National Patient Safety Goals | PSNet
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      January 16, 2025 - National Patient Safety Goals Citation Text: Shaikh U. National Patient Safety Goals. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote…

4759. Preventing Complications during Aneurysm Clipping – the Role of Neuromonitoring. | PSNet
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      July 02, 2011 - enclosed within the rigid skull, large-volume hemorrhages produce more severe symptoms including coma and death

4760. Are We Pushing Graduate Nurses Too Fast? | PSNet
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      November 16, 2022 - Although the nurse's error in setting up the CRRT machine was not the direct cause of the patient's death