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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49850/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Critical Order Set Change and Critical Limb Ischemia
January 1, 2019
Clay B. Critical Order Set Change and Critical Limb Ischemia. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-order-set-change-and-critical-limb-ischemia
The Case
A 72-year-old woman with a history of severe peripheral vascular dis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49413/psn-pdf
September 01, 2003 - Did We Forget Something?
September 1, 2003
Gibbs VC. Did We Forget Something? PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/did-we-forget-something
The Case
A 76-year-old-man underwent right aorto-iliac aneurysm repair. He developed postoperative fever, initially
attributed to ventilator-associated pneumo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49742/psn-pdf
September 01, 2015 - A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab
September 1, 2015
Ashcraft LE, Kahn JM. A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fumbled-handoff-inpatient-rehab
The Case
An 18-year-old man with no significant past medical history sustained a traumatic brain injury after a mo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49542/psn-pdf
August 21, 2007 - Copy and Paste
August 21, 2007
Hersh WR. Copy and Paste. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/copy-and-paste
The Case
A 77-year-old woman was admitted to a teaching hospital with diarrhea and dehydration after completing
her fifth cycle of chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Her only relevant past m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49860/psn-pdf
April 01, 2019 - Hip Fractures in Older Patients: the Case for Geriatrics
Comanagement
April 1, 2019
Rogers S, Ward D. Hip Fractures in Older Patients: the Case for Geriatrics Comanagement. PSNet
[internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hip-fractures-older-patients-case-geriatrics-comanagement
The Case
An 82-year-old man …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49617/psn-pdf
January 01, 2011 - Failure to Reevaluate
December 1, 2010
Wong-Beringer A. Failure to Reevaluate. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-reevaluate
The Case
A 61-year-old woman receiving palliative chemotherapy for non–small-cell lung cancer at a community
hospital developed methicillin-resistant staphylococc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/novel-drug-misuse
September 30, 2010 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Novel Drug Misuse
Citation Text:
Angus DC, Milbrandt EB. Novel Drug Misuse. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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August 10, 2019 - Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis
August 10, 2019
Pathipati MP, Richter JM. Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anemia-and-delayed-colon-cancer-diagnosis
Case Objectives
Describe the initial evaluation for iron deficiency anemia in elderly adults…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49454/psn-pdf
July 01, 2004 - Novel Drug Misuse
July 1, 2004
Angus DC, Milbrandt EB. Novel Drug Misuse. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/novel-drug-misuse
Case Objectives
Define the inclusion and exclusion criteria for patients in PROWESS.
Understand why the FDA included APACHE score as an indication criterion for drotrec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60929/psn-pdf
September 16, 2020 - Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient
Safety.
September 16, 2020
Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement: September 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-advance-patient-safety
This National Action Plan developed by the National Steering Committee for Pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46901/psn-pdf
May 30, 2018 - Physician resiliency and wellness for transforming a
health system.
May 30, 2018
Armato CS, Jenike TE. NEJM Catalyst. May 2, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-resiliency-and-wellness-transforming-health-system
Physician burnout can contribute to medical errors. This article discusses an organizational e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48045/psn-pdf
June 05, 2019 - Obstetric practice guidelines: labor's love lost?
June 5, 2019
Cohen WR, Friedman EA. Obstetric practice guidelines: labor's love lost? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med.
2019;32(9):1567-1570. doi:10.1080/14767058.2017.1406474.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/obstetric-practice-guidelines-labors-love-lost
Guidelines play a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/864862/psn-pdf
March 20, 2024 - Global Burden of Preventable Medication-related Harm in
Health Care: A Systematic Review.
March 20, 2024
Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2023. ISBN: 9789240088887.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/global-burden-preventable-medication-related-harm-health-care-systematic-
review
The Medication Without H…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43704/psn-pdf
November 26, 2014 - Magnet in Support of Patient Safety.
November 26, 2014
Lewis L, ed. J Nurs Adm. 2014;44(suppl 10):S1-S53.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/magnet-support-patient-safety
The Magnet Hospital Program recognizes hospitals with a track record of maintaining an excellent work
environment for nurses. Articles in this special…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43557/psn-pdf
October 01, 2014 - 5th National Audit Project (NAP5) on accidental
awareness during general anaesthesia: protocol,
methods, and analysis of data.
October 1, 2014
Pandit JJ, Andrade J, Bogod DG, et al. 5th National Audit Project (NAP5) on accidental awareness during
general anaesthesia: protocol, methods, and analysis of data. Br J A…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72829/psn-pdf
March 10, 2021 - Safe Practices to Reduce CPOE Alert Fatigue through
Monitoring, Analysis, and Optimization.
March 10, 2021
Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety. Plymouth Meeting, PA: ECRI Institute; 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-practices-reduce-cpoe-alert-fatigue-through-monitoring-analysis-and-
optimization
Alert…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837850/psn-pdf
August 17, 2022 - Shared understanding of resilient practices in the context
of inpatient suicide prevention: a narrative synthesis.
August 17, 2022
Berg SH, Rørtveit K, Walby FA, et al. Shared understanding of resilient practices in the context of inpatient
suicide prevention: a narrative synthesis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022;22(1):…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866160/psn-pdf
June 19, 2024 - Checking all the boxes: a checklist for when and how to
use checklists effectively.
June 19, 2024
Alfred M, Barg-Walkow LH, Keebler JR, et al. Checking all the boxes: a checklist for when and how to use
checklists effectively. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(10):673-681. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016934.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48141/psn-pdf
July 24, 2019 - Evidence Brief: Implementation of High Reliability
Organization Principles.
July 24, 2019
Veazie S, Peterson K, Bourne D. Washington DC: United States Department of Veterans Affairs;
May 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evidence-brief-implementation-high-reliability-organization-principles
This brief evalu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72561/psn-pdf
December 09, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Benefits and
Challenges of Technologies to Augment Patient Care.
December 9, 2020
Washington DC; United States Government Accountability Office; November 26, 2020. Publication GAO-
21-7SP.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/artificial-intelligence-health-care-benefits-and-challeng…