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September 24, 2024 - efforts are part of a larger challenge, many with “zero” as their goals, such as “Vision Zero” to reduce deaths
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January 01, 2003 - intravenous solutions with concentrated potassium, an error that has produced small but consistent numbers of deaths
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January 01, 2003 - intravenous solutions with concentrated potassium, an error that has produced small but consistent numbers of deaths
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February 10, 2021 - February 24, 2021 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, repor…
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April 26, 2023 - April 12, 2023 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, reports,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/against-silence-development-and-first-results-patient-survey-assess-experiences-safety
March 24, 2021 - Study
"Against the silence": development and first results of a patient survey to assess experiences of safety-related events in hospital.
Citation Text:
Schwappach DLB. "Against the silence": development and first results of a patient survey to assess experiences of safety-related eve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changes-diagnostic-process-during-40-years-clinicopathologic-conferences
March 20, 2024 - Study
Changes in the diagnostic process during 40 years of clinicopathologic conferences.
Citation Text:
Feinstein AR, Niebyl JR. Changes in the diagnostic process during 40 years of clinicopathologic conferences. Arch Intern Med. 1971;128(5):774-80.
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August 28, 2024 - August 7, 2024 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, reports,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-426
February 28, 2024 - February 7, 2024 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, report…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49544/psn-pdf
September 01, 2007 - Discharging Our Responsibility
September 1, 2007
Fonarow GC. Discharging Our Responsibility. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharging-our-responsibility
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure
(CHF) presented to the …
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March 15, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Poor Prognosis
Citation Text:
Lamont EB. Poor Prognosis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/liver-failure-after-chemotherapy-did-we-forget-something
May 01, 2019 - Liver Failure After Chemotherapy: Did We Forget Something?
Citation Text:
Lubel J. Liver Failure After Chemotherapy: Did We Forget Something?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hard-swallow
April 26, 2023 - Hard to Swallow
Citation Text:
Driver J. Hard to Swallow. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breathe-easy-safe-tracheostomy-management
June 07, 2023 - Breathe Easy: Safe Tracheostomy Management
Citation Text:
Russell MS, Russell MD. Breathe Easy: Safe Tracheostomy Management. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cvc-removal-procedure-any-other
October 01, 2018 - CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other
Citation Text:
Feil M. CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/two-wrongs-dont-make-right-kidney
April 01, 2010 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (Kidney)
Citation Text:
DeVine JG. Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (Kidney). PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/after-visit-confusion
August 21, 2007 - After-Visit Confusion
Citation Text:
Ventres W. After-Visit Confusion. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
October 01, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Citation Text:
Jim J. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/real-heartache
October 01, 2018 - A Real Heartache
Citation Text:
Polevoi SK. A Real Heartache. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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October 27, 2021 - Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy
October 27, 2021
Takhar S, Nelson N. Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/deprescribing-patient-safety-strategy
Background
Polypharmacy is defined as the act of taking five or more medications on a regular basis…