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21. A Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis | PSNet
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    October 31, 2023 - At the time of her appointment, she described the pain as deep, and 6 out of 10 in severity, concentrated … The PCP encouraged her to exercise more and try to lose some weight (her body mass index was 28 kg/m2 … Finally, a year after her initial evaluation for back pain, the patient’s family brought her to the emergency … The emergency physician ordered spine, left hip, and chest x-rays. … recent systematic review found that clinicians should anticipate about 50% mean improvement in the severity

22. Intraoperative Awareness during Rhinoplasty | PSNet
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    January 29, 2021 - Awareness is also more common during emergency operations for acute trauma. … Bispectral index monitoring to prevent awareness during anaesthesia: the B-Aware randomised controlled … Comparison of bispectral index and end-tidal anaesthetic concentration monitoring on recovery profile … Awareness with paralysis and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among mechanically ventilated emergency … Is the Patient State Index a reliable parameter as guide to anaesthesiology in cranial neurosurgery?

23. Thin Air | PSNet
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    March 01, 2006 - supply delivers gas under pressure to outlets in clinical settings.( 1,2 ) In a ward room, or bay in the Emergency … The Pin Index System prevented the oxygen regulator from being attached to the CO2 cylinder, perhaps … The compressed gas outlets for oxygen and air illustrating the Diameter Index Safety System. … Pin Index System on an oxygen cylinder. … July 13, 2009 Use of an emergency manual during an intraoperative cardiac arrest by an

24. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2018 - Regionalized implies that hospitals, emergency medical services, and other agencies provide emergency … Rural emergency department staffing and participation in emergency certification and training programs … Emergency department workplace interruptions: are emergency physicians "interrupt-driven" and "multitasking … Emergency department telemedicine shortens rural time-to- provider and emergency department transfer … Emergency Severity Index (ESI): A Triage Tool for Emergency Department Care.

25. Errors in Managing an Open Wound of the Elbow Leading to Multiple Complications and Operations | PSNet
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    September 27, 2023 - Some aspects of treatment during the index visit were appropriate. … It is therefore imperative to maintain a high index of suspicion for foreign material when assessing … management, including wounds near or over a joint, will ensure that all wounds—regardless of location or severity—are … Alternatively, patients should be instructed to return to the index ED for re-evaluation. … Management of lacerations in the emergency department.

26. Distinguishing high-performing from low-performing hospitals for severe maternal morbidity: a focus on quality and equity. | PSNet
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    June 01, 2022 - Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) A new index

27. The impact of an intervention to improve intrapartum maternal vital sign monitoring and reduce alarm fatigue. | PSNet
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    September 23, 2020 - July 28, 2021 A new index for obstetrics safety and quality of care: integrating cesarean … Insidious Postpartum Bleeding After Emergency Cesarean Delivery.

28. Inflicting Confusion | PSNet
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    August 04, 2021 - The Case A 26-year-old man with recently diagnosed Crohn disease presented to the emergency department … involvement, flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy with biopsies can be performed to both assess disease severity … Antibiotic therapy should be reserved for those with known C. difficile infection, or in those with a high index … June 15, 2022 Findings of the first consensus conference on medical emergency teams. … Disruption October 1, 2009 View More See More About The Topic Emergency

29. Don’t Wait to Collect an Accurate Weight: A Case of Subtherapeutic Insulin Therapy | PSNet
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    July 01, 2008 - population at increased risk of weight-related medication errors. 8 Although this patient’s body mass index … Enoxaparin dosing errors in the emergency department. … Pediatric medication safety in the emergency department. … May 23, 2018 How safe are paediatric emergency departments? … August 3, 2022 Prevalence, nature, severity and preventability of adverse drug events

30. Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe Obesity During Eye Surgery. | PSNet
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    January 29, 2021 - non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, cancer and premature death. 1-9 Severe or class 3 obesity, with Body Mass Index … A severely obese patient like this, with a body mass index (BMI) of 57, usually cannot lie flat for the … Cases Uterine Artery Injury during Cesarean Delivery Leads to Cardiac Arrests and Emergency

31. Perspective: a culture of respect—part 1 and part 2. | PSNet
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    October 04, 2006 - January 27, 2021 The Diagnostic Error Index: a quality improvement initiative to identify … August 11, 2021 Emergency departments are higher-risk locations for wrong blood in tube … September 27, 2016 The National Emergency Department Safety Study: study rationale and

32. Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy | PSNet
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    November 13, 2024 - Abdominal pain remains the most common reason for emergency department (ED) visits, comprising more than … Given the severity and persistence of her symptoms despite treatment, a complete abdominal ultrasound … women.( 10 ) Given that appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen in pregnancy, a high index … Emergency Department Visits for Chest Pain and Abdominal Pain: United States, 1999–2008. … The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2011 Emergency Department Summary Tables.

33. Do Not Miss Sepsis Needles in Viral Haystacks! | PSNet
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    March 27, 2024 - The Case A five-year-old fully immunized girl was brought to the emergency department (ED) for an upper … community-acquired pneumonia, with the degree of hyponatremia thought to be correlated with pneumonia severity … Such complications are often not suspected based on the physical examination alone; a high index of suspicion … Pneumonia severity in children: utility of procalcitonin in risk stratification. … Children's Hospitals Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine Infectious Diseases

34. Association of unexpected newborn deaths with changes in obstetric and neonatal process of care. | PSNet
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    June 01, 2022 - Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) A new index … June 8, 2022 Multi-professional simulation-based team training in obstetric emergencies … September 2, 2020 Racial and ethnic differences in emergency department diagnostic imaging

35. Suicide Prevention in an Emergency Department Population: ED-SAFE | PSNet
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    July 23, 2024 - hospitalization due to suicidal ideation/behavior or 2) death by suicide in the six months after the index … or hospitalization due to suicidal ideation/behavior or death by suicide in the six months after the index … If this innovation was used in a smaller emergency department, the smaller emergency department would … Emergency Department Safety Assessment and Follow-Up Evaluation (ED-SAFE). … Suicide prevention in an emergency department population: the ED-SAFE Study.

36. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    March 27, 2024 - care as “the movement of a patient between different healthcare settings,” such as from ambulance to emergency … Tools and checklists that facilitate standardized, structured handoffs, such as I-PASS (i.e., illness severity … One study published in 2023 found that after implementing a modified I-PASS tool, pediatric emergency … Shift changes among emergency physicians: best of times, worst of times. … Development and validation of the hospital-to-home-health transition quality (H3TQ) index: a novel measure

37. A Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray | PSNet
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    November 25, 2020 - Hand injuries are one of the most common emergency department (ED) chief complaints. … Therefore, clinicians who evaluate hand injuries must maintain a high index of suspicion and have a low … high-resolution visualization of soft tissues and can identify tendon injuries, characterize their location and severity … Burden of hand maladies in US emergency departments. … Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine . 7th ed. Saunders Elsevier; 2019:956-979.

38. The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During and Immediately After Childbirth: State of the Science. | PSNet
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    February 17, 2021 - Health Information Technology for Engaging Patients in Diagnostic Decision Making in Emergency … August 10, 2022 A new index for obstetrics safety and quality of care: integrating cesarean

39. Communication During Transitions of Care | PSNet
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    July 10, 2024 - care as “the movement of a patient between different healthcare settings,” such as from ambulance to emergency … Tools and checklists that facilitate standardized, structured handoffs, such as I-PASS (i.e., illness severity … One study published in 2023 found that after implementing a modified I-PASS tool, pediatric emergency … Shift changes among emergency physicians: best of times, worst of times. … Development and validation of the hospital-to-home-health transition quality (H3TQ) index: a novel measure

40. Wrong-patient ordering errors in peripartum mother-newborn pairs: a unique patient-safety challenge in obstetrics. | PSNet
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    July 28, 2021 - August 10, 2022 A new index for obstetrics safety and quality of care: integrating cesarean … May 12, 2021 FDA Advise-ERR: reported medication errors with Veklury (remdesivir) emergency