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February 26, 2025 - Misdiagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction in the Setting of Previous Abdominal Operations A man with a history of prior umbilical hernia repair presented to the emergency department (ED) with abdominal pain and was initially diagnosed with cholelithiasis before being discharged home. However, the next day he returned to …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49418/psn-pdf
October 01, 2003 - Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs
October 1, 2003
Wigton RS. Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/charcoal-lavage-lungs
The Case
A 47-year-old man presented to an emergency department (ED) with altered mental status, and was
believed to have a probable overdose. He receiv…
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July 01, 2017 - The Hidden Harms of Hand Sanitizer
July 1, 2017
Stewart S. The Hidden Harms of Hand Sanitizer. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-harms-hand-sanitizer
The Case
A 57-year-old woman with a history of alcohol abuse and severe depression was admitted to the hospital
for community-acquired pn…
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March 30, 2022 - Root Cause Analysis
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Root Cause Analysis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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June 15, 2024 - Diagnostic Errors
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Diagnostic Errors. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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June 15, 2024 - Diagnostic Errors
June 15, 2024
Diagnostic Errors. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/diagnostic-errors
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. Last reviewed in 20…
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January 01, 2017 - Patient Engagement in Safety
January 1, 2017
Stern RJ, Sarkar U. Patient Engagement in Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-engagement-safety
Annual Perspective 2017
Background
In the past 2 decades, patient engagement in safety has evolved from obscurity to maturity. The Ins…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33777/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - Innovation and Lean Thinking: Mutually Supportive
Partners in the Transformation of Health Care
January 1, 2015
Plsek PE. Innovation and Lean Thinking: Mutually Supportive Partners in the Transformation of Health
Care. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/innovation-and-lean-thinking-mutually…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72616/psn-pdf
December 22, 2020 - Adverse Events in Dentistry
December 22, 2020
Kalenderian E, Walji MF, Fitall E, et al. Adverse Events in Dentistry. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/adverse-events-dentistry
Introduction
Similar to many other healthcare settings, dentistry carries with it inherent patient safety risks. D…
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September 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care
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This presentation is based on the September 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Amy A. Vogelsmeier, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, Uni…
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February 01, 2013 - Patient Engagement and Patient Safety
Saul N. Weingart, MD, PhD | February 1, 2013
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Weingart SN. Patient Engagement and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency fo…
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June 01, 2010 - In Conversation with…Pat Croskerry, MD, PhD
June 1, 2010
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In Conversation with…Pat Croskerry, MD, PhD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.…
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March 01, 2017 - Because of this, improving medical education, with an
emphasis on developing probabilistic reasoning
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April 12, 2023 - Not knowing that the patient required pressors to maintain his blood pressure and that he was likely developing
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November 29, 2023 - review triggered when a discrepancy has been noted).26 Some authors have reported on the challenges in
developing
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December 01, 2012 - Quality and Safety Challenges in Critical Care: Preventing and Treating Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit
Eduard E. Vasilevskis, MD; E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH; Robert S. Dittus, MD, MPH | December 1, 2012
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October 30, 2019 - Care team concerns are surfaced, and everyone participates in developing solutions to fix the systems
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74252/psn-pdf
January 12, 2022 - But the recognition of their vulnerability to error bred creativity in developing safety systems.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33664/psn-pdf
March 01, 2008 - What would you see as the main obstacles for them to overcome—financial, political, logistical—in
developing
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April 01, 2003 - Developing adequate safeguards to ensure
appropriate use of restraints is a major task in hospitals.