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4381. A Clinical Assessment Program to Evaluate the Safety of Patient Care (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - By reducing these quality gaps, which, according to NCQA, result in more than 57,000 U.S. deaths annually … regarding patient safety with the 1999 report To Err Is Human, stating that between 48,000 and 98,000 deaths … The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has suggested that 42,000 to 79,000 deaths annually

4382. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-executive.pdf
      December 01, 2009 - Number of cases of Number of hematomas Number of cases of severe requiring Number of Strength of deaths … complications; 0.09 to 0.72% of core- needle biopsy procedures may be affected by severe complications Deaths … Low No deaths were reported in association with any type of breast biopsy procedure Bleeding severe

4383. Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug Shortages | PSNet
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      November 01, 2012 - Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug Shortages Citation Text: Plogsted S. Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug Shortages. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018. Copy Citation …

4384. Check the Anesthesia Machine | PSNet
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      August 01, 2006 - Check the Anesthesia Machine Citation Text: Saddawi-Konefka D, Cooper JB. Check the Anesthesia Machine. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML End…

4385. Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute Coronary Syndromes: Recognizing High-Risk Patients | PSNet
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      September 20, 2011 - Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute Coronary Syndromes: Recognizing High-Risk Patients Citation Text: Piccini JP, Newby KL, Califf R. Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute Coronary Syndromes: Recognizing High-Risk Patients. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Rese…

4386. Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation Mishap | PSNet
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      May 08, 2019 - Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation Mishap Citation Text: Solsky I, Haynes AB. Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation Mishap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017. Copy Citation Forma…

4387. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Nov_Spotlight Case_Premature Closing-Snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pptx (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Nov_Spotlight Case_Premature Closing-Snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pptx Spotlight Premature Closure: Was it Just Syncope? Source and Credits • This presentation is based on the November 2020 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm o CME credit i…

4388. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2009 - To Transfer or Not to Transfer January 1, 2009 Pines JM. To Transfer or Not to Transfer. PSNet [internet]. 2009. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfer-or-not-transfer Case Objectives Explore the benefits of the continuity of hospital care. Understand the rules and regulations behind triage and hospital choice de…

4389. Too Many Cooks Spotlight Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - Spotlight Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen Source and Credits • This presentation is based on the August 2020 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm o CME credit is available o Commentary by: Richard P. Dutton, MD, MBA o AHRQ WebM&M Editors in Chief: Patrick Romano, MD…

4390. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2014 - Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering June 1, 2014 Smith TA. Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering. PSNet [internet]. 2014. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wandering-floors-safety-and-security-risks-patient-wandering Case Objectives Define patie…

4391. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49646/psn-pdf
      February 01, 2012 - Poorly Advanced Directives February 1, 2012 Anderson WG. Poorly Advanced Directives. PSNet [internet]. 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/poorly-advanced-directives The Case Cared for at home by his wife and family, an 82-year-old man with multiple chronic medical conditions described his overall health as decli…

4392. 04-E029-1 Summary (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
      December 01, 2011 - could minimize both unnecessary early curative treatments and avoidable prostate cancer symptoms and deaths … The baseline prostate cancer mortality in 1975 was 31 deaths per 100,000 men per year and has declined … to the current level of approximately 24 deaths per 100,000 men per year. … Data indicated that over time the proportion of deaths due to prostate cancer among patients diagnosed … statistics, 2011: The impact of eliminating socioeconomic and racial disparities on premature cancer deaths

4393. Disposition of Comments: Technical Brief 37 Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults (pdf file)
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      November 03, 2020 - Background "Opioid-related hospitalizations, emergency department (ED) visits, and deaths are increasing … Indeed in some studies of long term opioid use, overdose deaths seem to diminish with age. … Counties that are poor and white have higher risk of opioid deaths because there is higher use of opioids … at serious risk of misuse or overdose in 2017.xi From 1999 to 2013, the rate of opioid poisoning deaths … Specifically, researchers were able to eliminate preventable deaths and brain damage due to opioid

4394. Home Heart Failure (HF) Care Comparing Patient-Driven Technology Models (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2008 - Increasing prevalence, hospitalizations, and deaths have made heart failure a major chronic condition … The annual number of deaths directly from heart failure increased from 10,000 in 1968 to 42,000 in 1993

4395. Don't Dismiss the Dangerous: Obstetric Hemorrhage | PSNet
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      August 21, 2024 - of maternal mortality in under-resourced settings, remains a frequent cause of preventable maternal deaths … Preventability of pregnancy-related deaths: results of a state-wide review.

4396. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL CME Reviewed Spotlight_Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis_02.14.20221 - clean - REVISED.pptx (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2022 - cancer). 15 Background: Lung Cancer Screening (6) • Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths … the concern that overprescribing opioids has contributed to the current epidemic of opioid overdose deaths

4397. Spotlight (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/trocar_injury_final.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - 0.64% of laparoscopic cases, have a 15% mortality rate, and account for 81% of trocar injury-related deaths … injuries occur in 0.03- 0.18% of cases, have a 2.5-5% mortality rate, and account for 19% of the deaths

4398. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 27, 2022 - 0.64% of laparoscopic cases, have a 15% mortality rate, and account for 81% of trocar injury-related deaths … Bowel injuries occur in 0.03- 0.18% of cases, have a 2.5-5% mortality rate, and account for 19% of the deaths

4399. Implement-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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      May 01, 2017 - factors and communication breakdowns are identified as the primary root cause of maternal and perinatal deaths … Other root causes for maternal and perinatal deaths and injuries are— Assessment, Leadership, Information

4400. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49849/psn-pdf
      January 01, 2019 - Hanging, strangulation, and asphyxiation together accounted for about 60% of attempts and 24 deaths. … second most common method was cutting with a sharp object, contributing to 23% of attempts but no deaths