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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49625/psn-pdf
May 01, 2011 - Pocket Syringe Swap
May 1, 2011
Kulli JC. Pocket Syringe Swap. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pocket-syringe-swap
The Case
A 58-year-old man, scheduled for aortoiliac artery bypass graft, had an epidural catheter placed for
postoperative pain management. Surgery proceeded uneventfully under…
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February 01, 2007 - Annual Perspective
Handoffs and Transitions
Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH | January 22, 2014
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Sehgal NL. Handoffs and Transitions. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U…
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December 23, 2020 - Code Status vs. Care Status
December 23, 2020
Krisman RK, Spero H. Code Status vs. Care Status. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/code-status-vs-care-status
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (AC…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33562/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - Rapid Response Systems
September 15, 2024
Rapid Response Systems. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/rapid-response-systems
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety field.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49759/psn-pdf
May 01, 2016 - Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails)
May 1, 2016
Dykes PC, Vacca V, Leung WY. Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails). PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-through-crack-bedrails
Case Objectives
Review the epidemiology of patient falls and associated injuries in the hospital set…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865466/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - Equity in Patient Safety
March 27, 2024
Thomas A, Lee M, Mossburg S. Equity in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/equity-patient-safety
Introduction
Safety and equity are among the central components that determine quality of care, according to nonprofit
advisory agencies l…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/difficult-encounters-cmo-and-cno-respond
March 01, 2018 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Difficult Encounters: A CMO and CNO Respond
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Ring EJ, Hirsch JE. Difficult Encounters: A CMO and CNO Respond. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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September 24, 2024 - Annual Perspective
Equity in Patient Safety
Angela D. Thomas, DrPH, MPH, MBA; Merton Lee, PhD, PharmD; Sarah Mossburg, RN, PhD
| March 27, 2024
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Thomas A, Lee M, Mossburg S. Equity in Patient Safety. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-01/spotlight_case_misdiagnosis_of_small_bowel_obstruction_-_slides_-_final.pptx
January 01, 2025 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Misdiagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction in the Setting of Previous Abdominal Operations
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the January 2025 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Samantha Brown…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850361/psn-pdf
June 14, 2023 - Critical Echocardiogram Result Lost to Follow-up
June 14, 2023
Boctor N, Molla M. Critical Echocardiogram Result Lost to Follow-up. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-echocardiogram-result-lost-follow
The Case
A 63-year-old man with history of stroke, systolic heart failure, and ventric…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/key-issues-developing-successful-hospital-safety-program
July 01, 2006 - In 1997, Newton-Wellesley Hospital had two highly publicized maternal deaths in the space of a week. … Because one of the deaths may have been drug-related, the hospital created a position of medication management
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withallan-frankel-md
July 01, 2006 - In 1997, Newton-Wellesley Hospital had two highly publicized maternal deaths in the space of a week. … Because one of the deaths may have been drug-related, the hospital created a position of medication management
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withlucian-leape-md
August 01, 2006 - pointing to major problems in anesthesia safety and a 1982 episode of ABC's 20/20 that dramatized deaths … Yet, those who have lived through the past few decades of anesthesia's evolution know that the deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bleeding-risk
November 01, 2003 - Bleeding Risk
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Crowther MA. Bleeding Risk. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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August 08, 2019 - Spinal Epidural Abscess
August 8, 2019
Lu Y, Salvador D. Spinal Epidural Abscess. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/spinal-epidural-abscess
The Case
A 30-year-old woman with a history of prior spine surgery presented to the emergency department with a
few days of progressive low back pain. She…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50930/psn-pdf
February 21, 2020 - Pharmacist Role in Patient Safety
February 21, 2020
Dopp AL, Hall KK. Pharmacist Role in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/pharmacist-role-patient-safety
Background: The Evolving Role of the Pharmacist
Medication errors are highly pervasive across all settings of care,[1] w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/acute-care-admission-behavioral-health-patient
July 19, 2023 - Acute Care Admission of the Behavioral Health Patient
Citation Text:
Weiss AP, Rosenbaum JF. Acute Care Admission of the Behavioral Health Patient. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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May 27, 2011 - Two Pills, Same Drug
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Horsky J, Patel VL. Two Pills, Same Drug. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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April 24, 2024 - Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient
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Chen C, Venugopal S. Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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November 21, 2021 - Lapse in Antibiotics Leads to Sepsis
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Levy MM. Lapse in Antibiotics Leads to Sepsis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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