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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/fatty-acids-cardiovascular-disease/clinician
July 25, 2017 - regular consumption of fish and seafood is associated with lower risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiac … death. … , sudden cardiac death, revascularization, or high blood pressure (BP). … In RCTs, marine oil supplements had no effect on the risk of MACE, death from all causes, sudden cardiac … cardiac death, MACE, coronary revascularization, or atrial fibrillation in patients with established
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/scalias-death-and-value-autopsy-teachable-moment
December 16, 2015 - Audiovisual
Scalia's death and the value of autopsy: a teachable moment. … Following a recent unexpected death of a high-profile individual, the author elucidates the instructive … benefits of performing autopsies from determining cause of death to identifying diagnostic errors. … September 8, 2021
Failures in Care Coordination and Reviewing a Patient's Death at the … October 21, 2020
The slow, troubling death of the autopsy.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/upenn-final-report-2005-certs-ce-supplement.pdf
January 01, 2005 - Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as the sudden, abrupt loss of heart function.4 It is considered … Sudden cardiac death in the United States, 1989 to 1998.
Circulation 104, 2158-2163 (2001).
7. … State-specific mortality from sudden cardiac death--United States, 1999. MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. … Sudden arrhythmic cardiac death--mechanisms, resuscitation and classification: the Seattle
perspective … Antipsychotics and the risk of sudden cardiac death. Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 58, 1161-1167 (2001).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/administrative-data-validity_research.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as the sudden, abrupt loss of heart function.4 It is considered … Sudden cardiac death in the United States, 1989 to 1998.
Circulation 104, 2158-2163 (2001).
7. … State-specific mortality from sudden cardiac death--United States, 1999. MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. … Sudden arrhythmic cardiac death--mechanisms, resuscitation and classification: the Seattle
perspective … Antipsychotics and the risk of sudden cardiac death. Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 58, 1161-1167 (2001).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unexpected-death-within-72-hours-emergency-department-visit-were-those-deaths-preventable
May 02, 2018 - Study
Unexpected death within 72 hours of emergency department visit: were those … Unexpected death within 72 hours of emergency department visit: were those deaths preventable?. … critical and unresolved issue in patient safety is how to determine whether unexpected harm, including death … This retrospective study used medical record review to uncover if medical error occurred in cases of death … Unexpected death within 72 hours of emergency department visit: were those deaths preventable?.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/investigators-find-hospital-error-caused-mothers-death-brooklyn
February 01, 2023 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Investigators find hospital error caused mother’s death … Factors contributing to her death include delayed recognition of deterioration , and communication failures … January 20, 2021
FDA begins inquiry after death and illness from saline bags meant for … July 25, 2012
Death of a boy prompts new medical efforts nationwide. … May 16, 2007
Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inquiry-reporters-death-finds-multiple-failures-care
March 30, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures … This article reports on the investigation following the death of New York Times reporter David E. … December 22, 2021
Investigators find hospital error caused mother’s death in Brooklyn … April 29, 2015
FDA begins inquiry after death and illness from saline bags meant for … November 14, 2012
Death of a boy prompts new medical efforts nationwide.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/death-boy-prompts-new-medical-efforts-nationwide
July 25, 2012 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Death of a boy prompts new medical efforts nationwide. … Reporting on the death of a boy due to a missed diagnosis of infection, this newspaper article discusses … December 22, 2021
Investigators find hospital error caused mother’s death in Brooklyn … May 16, 2007
Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care. … October 30, 2019
Lessons learned from a death outside a hospital's doorstep.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/adhd-heart-disease-children_research.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Rates of Sudden Cardiac Death, by Specific ADHD Medication ...........................34
Table 7c. … Study endpoints were
acute myocardial infarction (MI) and/or sudden cardiac death (SCD). … The primary source of potential sudden cardiac death (SCD) cases was death certificates
obtained by … A computer case definition for
sudden cardiac death. … Atypical antipsychotic drugs and
the risk of sudden cardiac death.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/atypical-antipsychotics-seniors-death/research
August 29, 2007 - Comparative Safety of Conventional and Atypical Antipsychotic Medications: Risk of Death in British Columbia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-error-third-leading-cause-death-us
September 21, 2016 - Commentary
Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US. … Medical error-the third leading cause of death in the US. BMJ. 2016;353:i2139. … Medical error-the third leading cause of death in the US. BMJ. 2016;353:i2139. … August 22, 2007
Reporting of death in US Food and Drug Administration medical device … adverse event reports in categories other than death.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unanticipated-death-after-discharge-home-emergency-department
November 11, 2009 - Study
Unanticipated death after discharge home from the emergency department. … Unanticipated Death After Discharge Home From the Emergency Department. … This retrospective cohort study, conducted over a 10-year period, linked hospital records and state death … Unanticipated Death After Discharge Home From the Emergency Department.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-confidential-enquiry-patient-outcome-and-death
November 25, 2009 - Multi-use Website
National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death. … Citation Text:
National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death; NCEPOD
Copy Citation … Copy URL
March 6, 2005
National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death … adverse event reports in categories other than death. … January 6, 2016
Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/qdr-data-spotlight-heart-failure-hospital.pdf
July 01, 2023 - 19
Deaths From Heart Disease Increased in 2020
Heart disease is the most common underlying cause of death … and Fetal Death Reporting defines an underlying cause of death as one that
initiates the chain of … pathological events leading to death.
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Figure 1 shows the 10 leading causes of death in the United … Age-adjusted rates of death from heart failure rose
continuously between 2016 and 2020. … They may manifest as a
variety of arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, or as sudden cardiac death
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/race-postoperative-complications-and-death-apparently-healthy-children
August 10, 2022 - Study
Classic
Race, postoperative complications, and death … Race, postoperative complications, and death in apparently healthy children. Pediatrics. … Race, postoperative complications, and death in apparently healthy children. Pediatrics. … March 14, 2022
Reporting of death in US Food and Drug Administration medical device adverse … event reports in categories other than death.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nebraska-medical-center-investigates-staff-after-girls-death
August 18, 2010 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Nebraska Medical Center investigates staff after girl's death … April 14, 2010
This news piece focuses on a heparin overdose that resulted in the death … March 25, 2009
Baby's death spotlights safety risks linked to computerized systems.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tragic-death-time-blame-or-time-learn
March 04, 2009 - Commentary
A tragic death: a time to blame or a time to learn? … A tragic death: a time to blame or a time to learn? Qual Saf Health Care. 2003;12(5):321-2. … A tragic death: a time to blame or a time to learn? Qual Saf Health Care. 2003;12(5):321-2. … Implementation of prescription drug monitoring programs associated with reductions in opioid-related death
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Generic_Dashboard_Data_2019.xlsx
January 01, 2019 - Gen_3
Gen_3: Extent of Harm
Event Type Extent of Harm Percentage Frequency
Blood or Blood Product Death … No Harm 1.0% 6,019
Blood or Blood Product Unknown Harm 0.0% 66
Device or Medical/Surgical Supply Death … Other Substance No Harm 11.6% 72,356
Medication or Other Substance Unknown Harm 0.2% 1,009
Other Death … Other Mild Harm 14.9% 93,473
Other No Harm 28.7% 179,493
Other Unknown Harm 0.8% 5,113
Perinatal Death … Mild Harm 1.4% 8,490
Perinatal No Harm 1.3% 8,047
Perinatal Unknown Harm 0.0% 42
Pressure Ulcer Death
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/tools-and-resources/pbrn-literature/health-care-contacts-year-suicide-death
January 02, 2022 - Literature
Funding Opportunities
Health Care Contacts in the Year Before Suicide Death … MAIN MEASURES: Health system contacts in the year before death. … KEY RESULTS: Nearly all individuals received health care in the year prior to death (83 %), but half … Only 24 % had a mental health diagnosis in the 4-week period prior to death. … The individuals more likely to make a visit in the year prior to death (p < 0.05) tended to be women,
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/asymptomatic-coronary-artery-disease-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - death. … death). … death. … The usual underlying cause of sudden cardiac death during exercise is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or … Sudden cardiac death without warning: possible mechanisms and implications for screening asymptomatic