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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73953/psn-pdf
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…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49804/psn-pdf
September 01, 2017 - Transfusion Thresholds in Gastrointestinal Bleeding
September 1, 2017
Strate L, Swanson S. Transfusion Thresholds in Gastrointestinal Bleeding. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfusion-thresholds-gastrointestinal-bleeding
Case Objectives
Describe risk factors for poor outcome in patients w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49582/psn-pdf
April 01, 2009 - Breakage of a PICC Line
April 1, 2009
Dimov V. Breakage of a PICC Line. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breakage-picc-line
Case Objectives
Appreciate the incidence and consequences of PICC line breakage.
Understand the risk factors for PICC line breakage.
Understand the treatment options in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33672/psn-pdf
September 01, 2008 - In Conversation with…Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH
September 1, 2008
In Conversation with…Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-witheric-g-poon-md-mph
Editor's note: Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH, is Director of Clinical Informatics at Brigham and Women's
Hospital and Assi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/865864
January 01, 2024 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Diagnostic Error
Curated Library
Incidence of Diagnostic Errors
25-Year summary of US malpractice claims for diagnostic errors 1986–2010: an analysis from the
National Practitioner Data Bank.
Tehrani ASS, Lee HW, Mathews SC, et al. BMJ Qua…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49687/psn-pdf
August 21, 2013 - Emergency Error
August 21, 2013
Symons NRA. Emergency Error. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergency-error
Case Objectives
State that emergency surgery is high risk and has high mortality.
Appreciate that emergency laparotomy is a particularly high-risk procedure with a high likelihood of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49643/psn-pdf
December 01, 2011 - More Treatment—Better Care?
December 1, 2011
Redberg R. More Treatment—Better Care? PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/more-treatment-better-care
The Case
The patient is a 27-year-old female who presented to a 250-bed community hospital with numbness and
tingling of her hands and feet. She was …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49621/psn-pdf
March 01, 2011 - Volume Too Low: In and Out
March 1, 2011
Miller MR. Volume Too Low: In and Out . PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/volume-too-low-and-out
Case Objectives
Appreciate that because of multiple factors, children are at high risk for medical errors.
Describe the importance of weight-based dosing of…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/advance-alert-monitor-program-automated-early-warning-system-adults-risk-hospital
October 30, 2024 - Advance Alert Monitor Program: An Automated Early Warning System for Adults At Risk for In-Hospital Clinical Deterioration
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June 14, 2023
Innov…
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January 01, 2019 - How Does Health Care Simulation Affect Patient Care?
August 1, 2018
Lopreiato JO. How Does Health Care Simulation Affect Patient Care? PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-health-care-simulation-affect-patient-care
Perspective
Introduction
Health care simulation programs have spread…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/care-managers-use-software-aided-medication-review-protocol-frail-community-dwelling
September 13, 2023 - Care Managers Use Software-Aided Medication Review Protocol for Frail, Community-Dwelling Seniors, Leading to More Appropriate Medication Use
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March 31…
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July 26, 2022 - Agitated Delirium Contributes to Missed Testing and
Delayed Diagnosis of Gastric Perforation
March 15, 2023
Trask J, Carlsen KM, Kuhn BT. Agitated Delirium Contributes to Missed Testing and Delayed Diagnosis of
Gastric Perforation. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/agitated-delirium-contributes…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60328/psn-pdf
May 27, 2020 - Fatal Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Opioid-Induced
Respiratory Depression
May 27, 2020
Fazio S, Firestone R. Fatal Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression.
PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fatal-patient-controlled-analgesia-pca-opioid-induced-respiratory-
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/rehearsing-team-care-relatively-rare-obstetric-emergencies-leads-improved-outcomes
July 23, 2024 - Rehearsing Team Care for Relatively Rare Obstetric Emergencies Leads to Improved Outcomes
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December 22, 2020
Innovation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848124/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - In Conversation with... Susan McGrath, PhD and George
Blike, MD about Surveillance Monitoring
April 26, 2023
In Conversation with.. Susan McGrath, PhD and George Blike, MD about Surveillance Monitoring. PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-susan-mcgrath-phd-and-george-blike-md-ab…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848110/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - Failure to Ensure Patient Safety Leads to Patient Falls in
Nursing Homes.
April 26, 2023
Failure to Ensure Patient Safety Leads to Patient Falls in Nursing Homes. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-ensure-patient-safety-leads-patient-falls-nursing-homes
Disclosure of Relevant Financial R…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50755/psn-pdf
December 18, 2019 - The Need to Eat
December 18, 2019
Widaman AM. The Need to Eat. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/need-eat
The Case
A 62-year-old man with a history of Wernicke–Korsakoff encephalopathy – a degenerative brain disorder
caused by the lack of vitamin B1 – was admitted for possible aspiration pneum…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-beverley-h-johnson-about-role-patients-family-reducing-harm
June 14, 2023 - In Conversation with... Beverley H. Johnson about The Role of Patient's Family In Reducing Harm
Beverley H. Johnson, FAAN
| June 14, 2023
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-and-family-roles-safety
June 14, 2023 - Patient and Family Roles in Safety
Beverley H. Johnson, FAAN, Merton Lee, PharmD, PhD, Sarah E. Mossburg, RN, PhD
| June 14, 2023
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Johnson B, Lee M, Mossburg S. Patient and Fam…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/generalizability-medication-administration-discrepancy-detection-system-quantitative
November 04, 2020 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
The generalizability of a medication administration discrepancy detection system: quantitative comparative analysis
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Kirkendall E, Huth H, Rauenbuehler B, et al. The generalizability of a medication administration discrepancy detection system: quantitative compar…